Phyllodoce
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For other uses, see Phyllodoce (disambiguation).
This article is about the plant genus Phyllodoce. For the genus of polychaete worms, see Polychaete.
| Phyllodoce | |
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| Phyllodoce caerulea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllodoce Salisb. |
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Phyllodoce (
/ˌfɪləˈdoʊsiː/) is a small genus of plants which includes the mountainheaths or mountain heathers. These are low matting shrubs with distinctive leaves which roll under themselves so tightly they resemble pine needles. They bear attractive flowers in shades of pink and purple. Phyllodoce are found in mountainous regions of North America, especially the western United States; blue heath (Phyllodoce caerulea) is native to north-western Europe.
Selected species:
- Phyllodoce aleutica - Aleutian mountainheath
- Phyllodoce breweri - purple mountainheath
- Phyllodoce caerulea - blue mountainheath
- Phyllodoce empetriformis - pink mountainheath
- Phyllodoce granduliflora - yellow mountainheath
- Phyllococe caerulea (L.) Bab. - blue heath
