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Also called Mashkiigobag and Wézawbegëk (in Anishinaabemowin ), and formerly called Ledum groenlandicum and Ledum latifolium.
Part of heath / heather family Ericaceae.
Native to northern latitudes, from 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇱 Greenland and 🇪🇺 Europe (south to the ⛰ Alps). 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) Including, as you might expect from the common name, to brew tea!
Rhododendron hosts caterpillars of 32 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍂︎ simple non-lobed ___ smooth