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Taxon:
Rhododendron subarcticum
Harmaja
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Rhododendron
Section:
Rhododendron
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
433404
Place of publication:
Ann. Bot. Fenn. 27:203. 1990
Verified:
01/24/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Rhododendron tomentosum
Harmaja subsp.
subarcticum
(Harmaja) G. D. Wallace
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ledum decumbens
(Aiton) Lodd. ex Steud.
Ledum palustre
L. subsp.
decumbens
(Aiton) Hultén
Ledum palustre
L. var.
decumbens
Aiton
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Reference(s)
Chamberlain, D. et al.
1996. The genus
Rhododendron
: its classification and synonymy
Note:
=
Rhododendron tomentosum
subsp.
subarcticum
(Harmaja) G. D. Wallace
Harmaja, H.
1990. New names and nomenclatural combinations in
Rhododendron
(Ericaceae). Ann. Bot. Fenn. 27:203-204.
URL:
http://www.sekj.org/AnnBot.html
Harmaja, H.
1991. Taxonomic notes on
Rhododendron
subsection
Ledum
(
Ledum
, Ericaceae), with a key to its species. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 28:173.
URL:
http://www.sekj.org/AnnBot.html
Wallace, G. D.
1992.
Ledum
in the new Jepson Manual and a new combination for
Ledum
in
Rhododendron
(Ericaceae). Madroño 39:77.
Note:
=
Rhododendron tomentosum
subsp.
subarcticum
(Harmaja) G. D. Wallace
Common names
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Hokkaidô
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Korea, North
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East
Russian Federation
Kamchatka
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East
Russian Federation
Magadan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East
Russian Federation
Sakhalin
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia
Eastern Siberia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation-Western Siberia
Western Siberia
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Russian Federation-European part
European part
n.?
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
Labrador
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Ontario
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Québec
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Subarctic America
Canada
Northwest Territories
1
Native
Northern America
Subarctic America
Canada
Yukon
1
Native
Northern America
Subarctic America
Greenland
w.
1
Native
Northern America
Subarctic America
United States
Alaska
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Alberta
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
British Columbia
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Manitoba
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Saskatchewan
n.
Native
Asia-Temperate
SIBERIA:
Russian Federation-Western Siberia
[Western Siberia],
Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia
[Eastern Siberia]
RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation
[Kamchatka, Magadan, Sakhalin]
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
[Hokkaidô],
Korea, North
Europe
EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part
[European part (n.?)]
Northern America
SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Canada
[Northwest Territories, Yukon],
Greenland
(w.),
United States
[Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Newfoundland and Labrador (Labrador), Ontario (n.), Québec (n.)]
WESTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Alberta (n.), British Columbia (n.), Manitoba (n.), Saskatchewan (n.)]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
as
Ledum palustre
subsp.
decumbens
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References