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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) (colors).
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