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Photographer: Robert H. Read
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Family Ericaceae
Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench var. angustifolia (Aiton) Rehder
leather-leaf
Chamaedaphne: Greek chamai for "on the ground" and daphun for "laurel"
calyculata: calyx for "husk covering calyx;" ula for "little;" hence "with little calyx"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall shrub, branched, covered with tiny, brown scales, growing in dense thickets |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/4" long, slender urn-shaped; solitary, nodding, stalked flowers arranged in a one-sided, spike-like cluster (raceme); blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | flattened capsule |
| Leaf: | stalked, alternate, evergreen, oblong, edges slightly curled downward |
| Habitat: | wet; bogs; in acidic soil |
| (Glossary) |
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