Andromeda polifolia L.

Idaho: Boundary County: [locality and coordinates withheld; status in Idaho: S1 (Critically Imperiled; IDNHP)],
Large open bog with a few raised "islands" of Pinus contorta. Vegetation dominated by patches of Carex livida, C. lasiocarpa, C. rostrata, Dulichium arundinaceum, Eriophorum chamissonis, Potentilla palustris, Spiraea douglasii, and Andromeda polifolia w/ Kalmia microphylla in spots over moist to saturated Sphagnum mat. Abundance: common on raised hummocks w/ well-developed Sphagnum mat. Carex spp. dominant, also growing w/ S. douglasii, Vaccinium oxycoccos, and D. arundunaceum. Abundance: common on raised hummocks w/ well-developed Sphagnum mat. Shrub to 4 dm high. Flowers pink. Substrate wet to saturated, pH 4.5. Phenology: Flowers.

R. Bursik 097, Jun 17, 1987
SRP, Accession: 35732, 890425