Specimen Label Details, UVU Herbarium

Ericaceae ¦ Ledum ¦ Ledum decumbens ¦ 09773

Label

Accession No.	09773
Family	Ericaceae
Species	Ledum decumbens (Aiton) Lodd. ex Steud.
Collector Information	J.G. Harris (3588) 21 July 2004 , with D.L. Taylor
Geography	Canada, Yukon Territory,
Lat./Long.	64° 32' 48" N, 138° 13 ' 57" W at 3936 feet (1200 m)
Locality	Ogilvie Mts, Dempster Highway at km 77.
Ecology	disturbed area along roadside, tundra community.

Taxonomy

Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens (Ait.) Hultén
     Ledum decumbens (Ait.) Lodd. ex Steud.
     Ledum palustre var. decumbens Ait.
     Rhododendron tomentosum ssp. subarcticum (Harmaja) G. Wallace

Common Name(s): marsh Labrador tea.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=524215, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Dilleniidae
                            Order: Ericales
                                Family: Ericaceae
                                    Genus: Ledum
                                        Species: Ledum palustre
                                            Subspecies: Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens

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Nearby Accessions

Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.

09767 Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum "black crowberry" same section
09772 Erigeron acris ssp. politus "bitter fleabane" same section
09731 Erigeron purpuratus    "purple fleabane" 1.5 mi. S
09769 Erigeron purpuratus    "purple fleabane" same section
09774 Mertensia paniculata var. paniculata "northern bluebells" 1.5 mi. S
09768 Polytrichum piliferum    "polytrichum moss" same section
09770 Saxifraga tricuspidata    "three-toothed saxifrage" same section
09775 Stellaria longipes    "meadow starwort" 1.5 mi. S

Accession	Name	Dist., dir.
09767	Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum "black crowberry"	same section
09772	Erigeron acris ssp. politus "bitter fleabane"	same section
09731	Erigeron purpuratus "purple fleabane"	1.5 mi. S
09769	Erigeron purpuratus "purple fleabane"	same section
09774	Mertensia paniculata var. paniculata "northern bluebells"	1.5 mi. S
09768	Polytrichum piliferum "polytrichum moss"	same section
09770	Saxifraga tricuspidata "three-toothed saxifrage"	same section
09775	Stellaria longipes "meadow starwort"	1.5 mi. S

Locale

Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name

Links

Taxon Links for species Ledum decumbens (Aiton) Lodd. ex Steud.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database

University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Ledum+decumbens

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