Phyllodoce empetriformis

Phyllodoce empetriformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Phyllodoce
Species:
P. empetriformis
Binomial name
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Synonyms
  • Bryanthus empetriformis (Sm.) A.Gray
  • Menziesia empetriformis Sm.
  • Menziesia grahamii Hook.

Phyllodoce empetriformis, also known as pink mountain heather, gets its name from its red and pink bell-shaped flowers. It is found along the Rocky Mountains of the Northwestern United States and Western Canada.

Phyllodoce empetriformis is a low matting shrub with distinctive leaves which are pine needle like. It bears attractive flowers in shades of pink and purple.

It is one of the parents of the artificial hybrid × Phyllothamnus erectus, the other being Rhodothamnus chamaecistus.[1]

  1. ^ "× Phyllothamnus erectus (Lindl. & Paxt.) C.K.Schneid." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-20.