(Northern) Labrador Tea
Ledum palustre L. var. diversipilosum Nakai [Ericaceae]
Synonym:
Rhododendron diversipilosum (Nakai) Harmaja
Ledum palustre L. subsp. diversipilosum (Nakai) Hara var. nipponicum Nakai
Cf. Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Iso-tsutsuji (イソツツジ, 磯躑躅)
Distribution: northern Honshu - Hokkaido - Kuril - Sakhalin
Ledum L.
confusing group
Distribution: mainly the Arctic regions of the northern Hemisphere
Ledum palustre L. (follows Satake, Hara, Watari & Tominari 1989)
- subsp. diversipilosum (Nakai) Hara var. nipponicum Nakai (イソツツジ)
- subsp. diversipilosum (Nakai) Hara var. diversipilosum (カラフトイソツツジ)
- subsp. palustre var. decumbens Ait. (ヒメイソツツジ)
Ledum palustre in Hokkaido
Shinsen Bog
These two hotos were taken in Shinsen Bog, central Hokkaido, on June 24 2007.
Mount Tarumae
At the middle slope on June 12 2008.