Phyllodoce

Phyllodoce
For other uses, see Phyllodoce (disambiguation).
This article is about the plant genus Phyllodoce. For the genus of polychaete worms, see Polychaete.
Phyllodoce
Phyllodoce caerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Phyllodoce
Salisb.
Species

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Phyllodoce (pronounced /ˌfɪləˈdoʊsiː/) is a small genus of plants which includes the mountainheaths or mountain heathers. These are low matting shrubs with distinctive leaves which roll under themselves so tightly they resemble pine needles. They bear attractive flowers in shades of pink and purple. Phyllodoce are found in mountainous regions of North America, especially the western United States; blue heath (Phyllodoce caerulea) is native to north-western Europe.

Selected species:

  • Phyllodoce aleutica - Aleutian mountainheath
  • Phyllodoce breweri - purple mountainheath
  • Phyllodoce caerulea - blue mountainheath
  • Phyllodoce empetriformis - pink mountainheath
  • Phyllodoce granduliflora - yellow mountainheath
  • Phyllococe caerulea (L.) Bab. - blue heath

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