Flora of North America species comparison

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Ericaceae subfam. harrimanelloideae
Habit Subshrubs, multicellular hairs present; bark smooth, not flaky.
Stems

decumbent, becoming ascendent at tips.
Leaves

persistent, alternate;

petiole present;

blade plane, abaxial groove present.
Inflorescences

terminal, solitary flowers;

perulae absent;

bracts much shorter than sepals.
Flowers

erect to horizontal or nodding;

sepals 5;

petals 5, connate, corolla deciduous, campanulate, lobes ± equaling tube;

intrastaminal nectary disc absent;

stamens 10;

anthers dehiscent by terminal, elongate pores;

ovary 5-locular;

placentation axile;

style straight.
Fruits

capsular, dehiscence loculicidal.
Seeds

1-10, distinct, ellipsoid, not winged.

Ericaceae subfam. harrimanelloideae
Distribution
North America; n Europe; n Asia; arctic and cold-temperate regions; especially alpine areas
Discussion

Genus 1, species 2 (2 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 494. Authors: Gordon C. Tucker, Gary D. Wallace.
Parent taxa Ericaceae
Subordinate taxa
Name authority Kron & Judd: Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 68: 404. (2002)
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