Ledum

former plant genus

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reclassification

  • bog Labrador tea
    In Labrador tea

    …in the now eliminated genus Ledum, which differed from Rhododendron only in having separate, not fused, petals and capsules that open from the bottom first.

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  • Pacific rhododendron
    In rhododendron: Major species

    …formerly placed in the genus Ledum. Bog Labrador tea (R. groenlandicum), marsh Labrador tea (R. tomentosum), and western Labrador tea (R. columbianum) are native to North America and have been used by native peoples to make tea.

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