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	Ledum palustre  L.

Fam.: Ericaceae / Heather Fam.

Synon.:  Rhododendron tomentosum  HARMAJA

Genus:  Ledum  L.,  Rhododendron  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	HARMAJA:		Harri Tapani Harmaja (1944 - ), Finnish mycologist and botanist

Etymology:
	Ledum:		Greek plant name, from ledon = resine of Cistus
	palustre:		marsh
	Rhododendron:		rhodon = rose, dendron = tree
	tomentosum:		tomentose

Fig. 1:  Ledum palustre / Labrador Tea S Jokkmokk 18.6.1995

Fig. 2:  Ledum palustre / Labrador Tea S Norra Kvill 11.8.2009

Fig. 3:  Ledum palustre / Labrador Tea S Norra Kvill 11.8.2009

Fig. 4:  Ledum palustre / Labrador Tea S Norra Kvill 11.8.2009

Fig. 5:  Ledum palustre / Labrador Tea D Botan. Gar. Universit. Bochum 22.5.2018

Fig. 6:  Ledum palustre / Labrador Tea D Botan. Gar. Universit. Bochum 22.5.2018

Fig. 7:  Ledum palustre / Labrador Tea D Botan. Gar. Universit. Bochum 22.5.2018

Fig. 8:  Ledum palustre / Labrador Tea D Botan. Gar. Universit. Bochum 22.5.2018

 

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