CREAM MOUNTAIN-HEATHER

Class: Phyllodoce glanduliflora

Family: HEATH FAMILY

Sub Family: Ericaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Cream to greenish-white

Height: 10-15 cm (4-6")

Each Flower: Urn-shaped with constricted mouth then flared, 7 mm (1/4") long with 6 narrow, pointed, pale greenish-yellow, hairy sepals; 6 stamens; several short, hairy flower-stems about 2 cm (3/4") long forming clusters at intervals

Leaves: Many short, narrow, pointed, stalkless, evergreen leaves 7 mm (1/4") long, thickly distributed along stem-branches

Stems: Woody and leafless, then spreading into many, leafed branches

Blooming Period: July - August

Habitat: Mountain slopes from just below to just above timberline

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