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Ericaceae

Aleutian mountainheath

Phyllodoce aleutica (Spreng.) A.Heller

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Phyllodoce

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Aleutian mountainheath: アオノツガザクラ (長野県穂高岳) Phyllodoce aleutica
Photo: E-190, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Arabic
خلنج الجبل الألوتياني
arz
خلنج الجبل الالوتيانى
Chinese
青栂櫻, 青之栂桜
English
Aleutian mountainheath
Japanese
アオノツガザクラ
Russian
Филлодоце алеутская

Synonyms

  • Bryanthus aleuticus (Spreng.) A.Gray
  • Menziesia aleutica Spreng.
  • Menziesia phylicifolia Fisch. ex Hook.
  • Phyllodoce aleutica subsp. aleutica
  • Phyllodoce pallasiana D.Don

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.