Andromeda polifolia

Characteristics
Andromeda polifolia L. var. latifolia Aiton
bog rosemary
Acidic bogs. Often growing mixed with other shrubs and forming a dense low shrub thicket in bogs. Also growing on hummocks or rises in bogs in small shrub "islands".
Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (NWPL EMP) OBL (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Ericales
Andromeda polifolia L. var. latifolia Aiton - bog rosemary
Citation
Andromeda polifolia L. var. latifolia Aiton
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Delaware, NY: 9 June 2012 -
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Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 30 May 2010 - 6
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Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 21 May 2009 - 6
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 9 Feb 2002 - 4
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