Plants: erect, perennial, 8"-20" tall shrub
Leaves: alternate, evergreen, leathery, linear, edges rolled downward, whitish beneath when young
Flowers: pink, 5-parted, 1/4" wide, urn-shaped, on backward-curving stalks less than 1/3" long; inflorescence an umbel-shaped cluster at the ends of the stems; blooms May-June
Fruits: roundish capsule
Habitat: wet; bogs; in acidic soil
Etymology: Andromeda: fancifully named by Linnaeus for Andromeda of Greek mythology
Conservation Status: native

Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 10, Wetland Indicator = OBL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Shrubs: Photos, descriptions, information USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin Virginia Tech Dept. of Forestry, College of Natural Resources: detailed description and photographs