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Phyllodoce glanduliflora

Phyllodoce glanduliflora (Hook.) Coville

Yellow Mountain Heather, Yellow Mountain-heath, Yellow Mountainheath

Ericaceae (Heath family)

Synonym(s): Phyllodoce aleutica ssp. glanduliflora

USDA Symbol: PHGL6

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , ID , MT , OR , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , NT , YT
Native Habitat: Moist subalpine to alpine slopes.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		UPL	FACU			FACU				FACU

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 3 - Flora of North America (2014) 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 glanduliflora in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Phyllodoce glanduliflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phyllodoce glanduliflora

Metadata

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

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