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Klamath Mountain heather, pink mountain-heath, pink mountain-heather

yellow mountain-heath, yellow mountain-heather

Habit Plants prostrate to erect, diffusely branched, 0.5–5 dm; young branches sparsely glandular. Plants prostrate or ascending to erect, branched, 2–4 dm; young branches glandular, older branches glabrous.
Leaves

ascending, densely imbricate;

blade linear, 4–15 × 1–1.5(–2) mm, margins entire or glandular-serrulate, surfaces usually glabrous.

spreading, ± imbricate;

blade linear, 4–12 × 1–2 mm, margins densely glandular-serrulate, surfaces glabrous or glandular.

Inflorescences

corymbiform, 1–14-flowered.

corymbiform, 1–16-flowered.

Pedicels

5–25 mm, glandular;

bracteoles 2.

10–35 mm, densely stipitate-glandular;

bracteoles 2.

Flowers

usually erect;

sepals broadly ovate, 2–3 mm, margins ciliate, abaxial surface glabrous;

corolla pink, campanulate, not constricted at mouth, 5–8 mm, not glandular, lobes spreading, 1.5–2.5 mm;

stamens 10, included;

filaments 1.5–3 mm, glabrous;

anthers 1.5–2.5 mm;

ovary broadly ovoid, 1.5–2 mm, glandular;

style exserted, 5–7 mm.

often nodding;

sepals ovate to lanceolate, 3–4 mm, margins not ciliate, densely glandular abaxially;

corolla yellow or greenish yellow, urceolate, constricted at mouth, 5–8 mm, glandular, lobes reflexed, 1–2 mm;

stamens 9–10, included;

filaments 2.5–3 mm, hairy;

anthers 1–1.5 mm;

ovary ovoid, 2–2.5 mm (3.5 mm wide), glandular;

style included, 3–4.5 mm.

Capsules

5-valved, globose, 3–4 mm, glandular.

5-valved, globose, 2.5–4 mm, densely glandular.

2n

= 24.

Phyllodoce empetriformis

Phyllodoce glanduliflora

Phenology Flowering Jul–Aug. Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat Moist subalpine and alpine slopes Moist subalpine to alpine slopes
Elevation 1400-3500 m [4600-11500 ft] 900-3500 m [3000-11500 ft]
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; ID; MT; OR; WA; WY; AB; BC; NT; YT
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from FNA
AK; MT; OR; WA; WY; AB; BC; NT; YT
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Discussion

Hybrids between Phyllodoce empetriformis and P. glanduliflora are encountered occasionally where the two species occur together. The hybrids, P. ×intermedia (Hooker) Rydberg, consisting largely of first-generation crosses (F1 progeny), have a decidedly intermediate floral morphology, combining glandular, mostly nonciliate sepals more than 3 mm long and pinkish, cylindric to ovoid corollas.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Phyllodoce glanduliflora hybridizes with P. aleutica and with P. empetriformis.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 8, p. 478. Treatment authors: John G. Packer, A. Joyce Gould. FNA vol. 8, p. 478. Treatment authors: John G. Packer, A. Joyce Gould.
Parent taxa Ericaceae > subfam. Ericoideae > Phyllodoce Ericaceae > subfam. Ericoideae > Phyllodoce
Sibling taxa
P. aleutica, P. breweri, P. caerulea, P. glanduliflora
P. aleutica, P. breweri, P. caerulea, P. empetriformis
Synonyms Menziesia empetriformis Menziesia glanduliflora, P. aleutica subsp. glanduliflora
Name authority (Smith) D. Don: Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 160. 1834 , (Hooker) Coville: Mazama 1: 196. 1897 ,
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