Andromeda polifolia
 
Bog-Rosemary

Upper Plant

Greenbush Bog, 20 km West of Hudson Bay, SK on Highway #3
29-May-2015

Note the alternate leaves.

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Andromeda: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this genus. 
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stems mostly erect; NOT [stems prostrate to decumbent or creeping]

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leaves alternate; NOT [leaves opposite]

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leaves wider; NOT [leaves linear, less than 2 mm wide]

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leaves white glaucous below

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leaves not scaly resinous below

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leaves not rusty tomentose below

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flowers 5-merous; NOT [flowers 4-merous]

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petals more or less united; NOT [petals free]

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corolla urn-shaped; NOT [corolla rotate]

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corolla 5-7 mm long; NOT [corolla 6-12 mm across]

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corolla pink to white and pink; NOT [corolla white]

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anthers awned

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ovary superior; NOT [ovary inferior]

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fruit a dry capsule; NOT [fruit fleshy]

 

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Ericaceae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora leading to this family.  Note all the answers do not apply to all members of Ericaceae, but they all do apply to Andromeda.
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shrubs or trees; NOT [herbs]

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leaves alternate; NOT [leaves opposite or whorled]

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flowers not in heads

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flowers with two floral rings

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petals wholly or partly united forming a tube or bell

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ovary superior; NOT [ovary inferior]

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fruit usually a capsule, sometimes a mealy-fleshy drupe; NOT [fruit fleshy]

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fruit many-seeded; NOT [fruit 1-seeded]