Labrador tea

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Rhododendron groenlandicum, known by the common names bog Labrador tea, muskeg tea, swamp tea, in northern Canada, Hudson's Bay tea, and in Greenlandic, Qajaasaq, is a species of flowering shrub in the family Ericaceae. Found in northern parts of North America and Greenland, R. groenlandicum grows primarily in bogs and other wetlands, which tend to be also in cold, acidic, and nutrient-poor environments.

• It belongs to the Ericaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 18 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to New Hampshire. ^NatureServe
• In New Hampshire, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in June–July. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as white. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as late spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 3 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 2,057 research-grade sightings of it in New Hampshire, ranking #22 among the 109 flowers on our New Hampshire list. ^iNaturalist