Loiseleuria procumbens

Loiseleuria procumbens (= Azalea procumbens, Chamaecistus procumbens), commonly known as Alpine Azalea, Mountain Azalea, is a shrub.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Loiseleuria procumbens 11.1 History 11.2 Loiseleuria procumbens in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Loiseleuria procumbens was already described and the name validly published by Carl Linnaeus. It was not until 1813, however, that Nicaise Auguste Desvaux reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

The Alpine Azalea is the single species in the genus Loiseleuria (trailing azalea) which belongs to the family of the Ericaceae (Heath Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

The shrubs grow to a height of approximately 0,1 meters.

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Loiseleuria procumbens is an evergreen plant with simple leaves. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems. They are dark green and ovate with entire margins.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are bell-shaped and dark pink. The plants bloom from June to July. The flowers are arranged in umbels.

The fruits are septicidal capsules.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

Loiseleuria procumbens is native to the whole of Europe with the exception of eastern Central Europe, to East Sibiria, the Kamtschatka Peninsula, Sakhalin, Japan, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Maine, New Hampshire and Washington.

[edit] Cultivation

The Alpine Azalea prefers a sunny site and can withstand temperatures below 45,5º C. It grows best in peat soil that is moderately moist to moist.

[edit] Uses

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

 Please read the health issues note! 

[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Loiseleuria procumbens

[edit] History

[edit] Loiseleuria procumbens in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Loiseleuria procumbensfr:Loiseleuria procumbens