| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D.Don |
| Bibliography | Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 160 (1834) |
| Native Range | Subarctic America to w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine or Subarctic |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1400-3500m |
| Description | leaves persistent, 8-15mm long, linear, usually glabrous, abaxially corrugate, revolute, corolla campanulate, ca. 7mm long, petals revolute, anthers reddish |
| Size | 5-50cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 |
| Synonyms | Bryanthus empetriformis (Sm.) A.Gray Menziesia empetriformis Sm. Menziesia grahamii Hook. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California) |