Phyllodoce empetriformis
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phyllodoce empetriformis, also known as pink mountain heather, gets its name from its red and pink bell-shaped flowers. It is found along the Rocky Mountains of the Northwestern United States and Western Canada.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Phyllodoce |
Species: | P. empetriformis |
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Phyllodoce empetriformis is a low matting shrub with distinctive leaves which are pine needle like. It bears attractive flowers in shades of pink and purple.
It is one of the parents of the artificial hybrid × Phyllothamnus erectus, the other being Rhodothamnus chamaecistus.[1]