Family: Ericaceae
[Andromeda glaucophylla Link, more...]
Joanne Kline
Merel R. Black
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium (UWSP)
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
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
Merel R. Black
Josh Sulman
Derek Anderson
Josh Sulman
Merel R. Black
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Robert W. Freckmann
Paul Skawinski
