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Rhododendron columbianum

(Piper) Harm.

Glandular Labrador-tea

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1276892
Element CodePDERI15140
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusRhododendron
Synonyms
Ledum glandulosumNutt.Rhododendron neoglandulosumHarmaja
Other Common Names
Rhododendron glanduleux (FR) western Labrador-tea (EN) Western Labrador-tea (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This record represents a broad circumscription of this entity that includes Ledum columbianum and Ledum glandulosum (FNA 2009). When Ledum was transferred to Rhododendron, the combination Rhododendron columbianum was applied, as Rhododendron glandulosum is unavailable.
Conservation Status
Review Date2016-08-27
Change Date1990-01-16
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species grows in bogs, swamps, and along stream margins, at elevations of 0 to 3,500 m (FNA 2009).
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLANDSCRUB-SHRUB WETLANDBog/fenRiparian
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
UtahS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
MontanaS4Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (79)
California (72)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
Bell MeadowStanislaus National Forest7,968
Blue Creek Rare ISix Rivers National Forest12,134
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
Duncan CanyonTahoe National Forest8,621
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
EbbettsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest255
Fawn LakeEldorado National Forest1,153
Fisher Gulch BShasta-Trinity National Forest4,791
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Grizzly PeakPlumas National Forest6,222
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Hoover - Mt.olsenHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest624
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
Horse Mdw.Inyo National Forest5,687
HortonInyo National Forest5,717
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
Lakes BasinTahoe National Forest557
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
Long MeadowHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,967
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
NessieInyo National Forest830
Nevahbe RidgeInyo National Forest302
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
North LakeInyo National Forest2,406
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
Poison HoleEldorado National Forest2,627
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Raymond PeakEldorado National Forest2,518
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
SherwinInyo National Forest3,140
ShuteyeSierra National Forest7,313
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Snow MountainLassen National Forest2,165
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
Tioga LakeInyo National Forest829
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
Wheeler RidgeInyo National Forest15,744
Wild Cattle MtnLassen National Forest4,965
Wild Horse Mtn. (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,822
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
Nevada (2)
AreaForestAcres
Jobs Peak (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,342
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,711
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2023. Tropicos Internet Database, Scientific Names with Authors, used as Synonyms in Flora of North America, exported March 10, 2023.