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| Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla (Link) DC. | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||
| Family: | Ericaceae | ||||||||
| Genus: | Andromeda | ||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Andromeda glaucophylla Link Andromeda glaucophylla var. iodandra Fern. Andromeda polifolia ssp. glaucophylla (Link) Hultén |
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| Common Names: | bog rosemary glaucous-leaved bog rosemary |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
| Canada: | east-central Saskatchewan – Ontario – Labrador – Newfoundland – Nova Scotia | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | east-central Saskatchewan; north of Lac La Ronge – Duck Mountain | ||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Boreal Transition, Mid-Boreal Upland, Mid-Boreal Lowland, Churchill River Upland | ||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | open to treed bogs and shrubby fens | ||||||||
| Canada: | black spruce, tamarack | ||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Vulnerable |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 S2 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Bog rosemary is vulnerable in Saskatchewan because it is rare or uncommon and occurs in only one general region of the province. These plants are usually locally numerous in limited areas. No threats are known or anticipated at the present time. | |||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
| Roots: | creeping | ||||||||
| Stems: | erect, 10 – 30 cm high, little branched | ||||||||
| Leaves: | persistent, alternate, 1 – 5 cm long, > 2 mm wide, linear to narrowly elliptic, tip tapered to a short point, white beneath with minute hairs, leathery, margins rolled under | ||||||||
| Inflorescence: | dense, nodding clusters at ends of branches; flower stalks < 1 cm long | ||||||||
| Flowers: | sepal lobes ~ 1 mm long; petals 5 – 7 mm long, urn-shaped, 5-lobed, pinkish; stamens 10, anthers awned and opening by pores; ovary superior | ||||||||
| Fruits: | capsule nearly round, loculicidal | ||||||||
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