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native plant database: Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia Ledum
groenlandicum Oeder Bog Labrador tea, Rusty labrador-tea, Muskeg
tea, Hudson's Bay tea, Labrador tea Synonyms: Ledum palustre
ssp. groenlandicum USDA Symbol: LEGR USDA Native Status: Native
to U.S. A low, evergreen shrub with densely hairy twigs and
rounded, terminal clusters of white flowers. Rusty labrador-tea
is a small, globular, broadleaf evergreen shrub, to 3 ft. tall,
with a picturesque habit created by many erect stems and
upright, spreading branches. The smooth, slightly cracked, bark
is coppery-orange to reddish-brown. Thick, glossy, narrowly
elliptic leaves are aromatic. Upright, bell-shaped flowers
comprise flat-topped, terminal clusters. This northern shrub,
typical of acidic, boggy areas, can easily be recognized by the
woolly brown undersurfaces of its leaves.