| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab. |
| Synonyms | Andromeda caerulea L. |
| Erica arctica Waiz | |
| Phyllodoce taxifolia Salisb. | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | 0-1800m |
| Description | leaves alternate, linear, 5-10mm, obtuse, serrulate, glabrous, adaxially with distinct midrib, flowers in clusters, urceolate, 7-11mm, outside glandular hirsute |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | bluish rose, red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Finland , Great Britain , Iceland , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Amur , Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Magadan , Sakhalin ) Eastern Asia (Korea ) Northern America Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories ) Western Canada (Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Québec ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , New Hampshire) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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