Rhododendron groenlandicum

Rhododendron groenlandicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Rhododendron subg. Rhododendron
Section: Rhododendron sect. Rhododendron
Subsection: R. subsect. Ledum
Species:
R. groenlandicum
Binomial name
Rhododendron groenlandicum
Distribution of Rhododendrom groenlandicum
Synonyms[1]
  • Ledum canadense G.Lodd.
  • Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
  • Ledum groenlandicum var. aridiphilum D.Löve
  • Ledum latifolium Jacq.
  • Ledum latifolium var. canadense (G.Lodd.) DC.
  • Ledum latifolium var. palustre Alph.Wood
  • Ledum pacificum Small
  • Ledum palustre subsp. groenlandicum (Oeder) Hultén
  • Ledum palustre var. groenlandicum (Oeder) Rosenv.
  • Ledum palustre var. latifolium (Jacq.) Hook.

Rhododendron groenlandicum (bog Labrador tea, muskeg tea, swamp tea, or in northern Canada, Hudson's Bay tea;[2] formerly Ledum groenlandicum or Ledum latifolium)[3] is a flowering shrub with white flowers and evergreen leaves that is used to make a herbal tea.

  1. ^ "Rhododendron groenlandicum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 502. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.
  3. ^ Kron, Kathleen Anne; Judd (1990). "Phylogenetic Relationships within the Rhodoreae (Ericaceae) with Specific Comments on the Placement of Ledum". Systematic Botany. 15 (1): 67. doi:10.2307/2419016. JSTOR 2419016.