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Phyllodoce caerulea

(L.) Bab.

Blue Mountain-heath

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160666

Element CodePDERI0Z030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderEricales

FamilyEricaceae

GenusPhyllodoce

Other Common Names

blue mountainheath (EN) Phyllodoce bleue (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-08-26

Change Date1984-06-18

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Labrador	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S1	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Ontario	S1	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
New Hampshire	S2	Yes
Vermont	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Maine	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

New Hampshire (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dartmouth Range	White Mountain National Forest	9,233
Great Gulf Ext.	White Mountain National Forest	15,110
Presidential - Dry River Ext	White Mountain National Forest	10,555

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.