Phyllodoce caerulea
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Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab. |
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Divisio: Magnoliophyta Subdivisio: Magnoliophytina Classis: Rosopsida Subclassis: Dilleniidae Superordo: Ericanae Ordo: Ericales |
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Phyllodoce caerulea, commonly known as Blue Mountain Heath, is a shrub.
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Naming
Phyllodoce caerulea was already described and the name validly published by Carl Linnaeus. It was Charles Cardale Babington, however, who reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics in 1843.
Taxonomy
Phyllodoce caerulea is a species in the genus Phyllodoce which contains approximately 7 to 15 species and belongs to the family of the Ericaceae (Heath Family).
Characteristics
Growth
The shrubs reach heights of 5 to 25 centimetres.
Wood and Bark
Leaves
Phyllodoce caerulea is evergreen. The green, simple leaves are alternate. They are linear, serrulate and petiolate.
Flowers and Fruits
Phyllodoce caerulea produces umbels of light-purple pitcher-shaped flowers from June to July.
The shrubs produce septicidal capsules.
Root System
Distribution
Phyllodoce caerulea is native to the British Isles, Northern Europe, France, northeastern European Russia, East Siberia, Sakhalin, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Alaska, Canada, Greenland and the Northeast of the US.
Cultivation
The shrubs prefer a half-shady situation on fresh to moist soil. They tolerate temperatures down to -45°C (USDA zone 2).
Uses
Maintenance and Propagation
Cultivars
Pests and Diseases
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.
Non-commercial Links
- Phyllodoce caerulea at the United States Department of Agriculture
- Phyllodoce caerulea in the Flora of North Americaes:Phyllodoce caerulea
