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Phyllodoce breweri
Phyllodoce breweri (A. Gray) A. Heller
Purple Mountainheath, Purple Mountain Heath, Purple Mountain Heather, Brewer's Mountain Heath, Brewer's Mountain Heather
Ericaceae (Heath Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: PHBR4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Brewer's Mountain Heather (Phyllodoce breweri), from the California mountains, has flowers with stamens longer than the corolla.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Stems decumbent, up to about 16 inches long.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: PurpleDistribution
USA: CA , NVFind Seed or Plants
View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 Phyllodoce breweri in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Phyllodoce breweri in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phyllodoce breweri
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-05Research By: TWC Staff