Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Ledum ×columbianum

Ledum ×columbianum Piper (pro sp.)

Labrador Tea, Western Labrador Tea

Ericaceae (Heath family)

Synonym(s): Ledum glandulosum ssp. australe, Ledum glandulosum ssp. columbianum, Ledum glandulosum ssp. olivaceum, Ledum glandulosum var. columbianum, Rhododendron columbianum

USDA Symbol: LECO8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

Natural hybrid of Ledum glandulosum and L. groenlandicum.

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA , OR , WA
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Bogs, swamps, stream margins, sometimes on well-drained sites.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			FACW							OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Ledum �columbianum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Ledum �columbianum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ledum �columbianum

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

Go back