PLANTS Profile for Ledum (Labrador tea)

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PLANTS Profile

Ledum L.
Labrador tea

Symbol:

LEDUM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Ledum L.

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Distribution:
Ledum L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CT, ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Ledum L.

View 35 genera in Ericaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Ledum ×columbianum

Distribution of Ledum glandulosum Nutt.. . Image Available.

Ledum glandulosum
western Labrador tea

Distribution of Ledum groenlandicum Oeder. . Image Available.

Ledum groenlandicum
bog Labrador tea

Ledum palustre
marsh Labrador tea

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Ledum L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus	Ledum L. – Labrador tea

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Ledum L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan			Low				Low	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Ledum L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23538.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 11:13 AM CDT