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  9. Bog Labrador Tea

species 33,664 observations

Bog Labrador Tea

Rhododendron groenlandicum

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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143 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Brown Elfin, Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth, Black Arches, Epinotia septemberana 39
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Azalea Mining Bee 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Eastern Meadow Vole, Snowshoe Hare, Caribou, Willow Ptarmigan 8
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Tricolored Bumble Bee, Yellow-banded Bumble Bee, Bog Fritillary, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 95

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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