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Menziesia ferruginea
Menziesia ferruginea Sm.
Rusty Menziesia, Fool's Huckleberry
Ericaceae (Heath Family)
Synonym(s): Menziesia ferruginea ssp. glabella, Menziesia ferruginea var. glabella, Menziesia glabella
USDA Symbol: MEFE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
Menziesia ferruginea is a member of the heath family (family Ericaceae) which is widespread, especially on acid soils, with about 1500 species, mostly shrubs, sometimes trees; 15 native tree and many native shrub species in North America.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 8 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Yellow , GreenBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , ID , MT , OR , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , ShadeSoil Moisture: Moist
Benefit
Conspicuous Flowers: yesNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACU | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Menziesia ferruginea in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Menziesia ferruginea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Menziesia ferruginea
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-25Research By: TWC Staff