Ledum palustre subsp. groenlandicum (Oeder) Hultén

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Washington

• County/Municipio

  Grays Harbor Co.

• Locality

  To the W side of Rt. 101, about 5.8 mi N of the bridge over the Humptulips River

• Elevation

  Alt. 122 m. (400 ft.)

• Coordinates

  47.2995, -123.909

• Location Notes

  [US & Canada]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH)
PLANTS OF WASHINGTON
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
ERICACEAE
Shrubs to 5ft tall, usually less, common, flowers white &
mostly finished. Growing in a small Sphagnum bog about
300-400fit in diameter, in peat underlain by clayey soil
(Nemah silty clay loam; fine, isotic, acid, isomesic Vertic
Endoaquepts), possibly derived from an old, burned bog
forest (burned tree trunks present). Bog is slightly drier and
more hummocky in the southern 2/3 & wetter & flatter in the
northern 1/3. Growing with Agrostis aequivalvis, Anemone
oregana vax.felix, Blechnum spicant, Boykinia intermedia,
Caltha leptosepala, Camassia quamash subsp. azurea, Carex
echinata subsp. phyllomanica, C. livida, C. vesicaria, Cornus
canadensis, Drosera rotundifolia, Erigeron peregrinus,
Gaultheria shallon, Hypericum anagalloides, Juncus
ensifolius, Kalmia microphylla subsp. occidentalis, Lilium
columbianum, Linnaea borealis subsp. longiflora,
Lycopodium clavatum, Lysichiton americanum,
Maianthemum dilatatum, Menziesiaferruginea, Picea
sitchensis (rare), Pirns contorta (rare), P. monticola (rare),
Pleurozium schreiben, Pseudotsuga menziesii (rare),
Pteridium aquilinum, Rhynchospora alba, Sanguisorba
officinalis, Senecio triangularis subsp. angustifolius,
Sphagnum mendocinum, S. pacificum, S. palustre, S.
rubellum, Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii, Thuja plicata,
Trientalis borealis, Tsuga heterophylla, Vaccinium
ovalifolium & V oxycoccos. Surrounded by a young, dense
forest of Abies amabilis, Gaultheria shallon, Menziesia
ferruginea, Polystichum munitum, Pseudotsuga menziesii,
Taxus brevifolia, Thuja plicata & Tsuga heterophylla. To
the W. side of Rt. 101, about 5.8mi N. of the bridge over the
Humptulips River. Grays Harbor Co. Elev. about 400ft. 47°
17' 58.2”N, 123° 54' 33.4”W. UTM 10 431259E, 5238843N
(NAD83/WGS84).
Coll. Doug Goldman #3513
8 July 2005
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