Andromeda polifolia
Bog-Rosemary
Leaf Top
Greenbush Bog, 20 km West of Hudson Bay, SK on Highway #3
30-May-2015
This leaf is infected with an ascomycete fungus from the genus Rhytisma. The fungus causes the red coloration and also appears to make the leaf wider than normal. This type of infection is very common in A. polifolia.
![]() | Andromeda: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this genus.
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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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