Ericaceae
Marsh Labrador tea
Rhododendron tomentosum
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Rhododendron
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Common names
By language (9)
- Chinese
- 小叶杜香, 杜香, 宽叶杜香, 狭叶杜香, 白山苔, 细叶杜香, 绊脚丝
- Czech
- Rojovník bahenní
- English
- Marsh Labrador tea
- Estonian
- Sookail
- Finnish
- Suopursu
- Japanese
- イソツツジ, エゾツツジ, 磯躑躅, 蝦夷ツツジ
- Polish
- Bagno zwyczajne, RhRododendron tomentosum Harmaja
- Swedish
- Skvattram
- Welsh
- Te Labrador
Synonyms
- Ledum decumbens (Aiton) Lodd. ex Steud.
- Ledum dilatatum Rupr.
- Ledum graveolens Gilib.
- Ledum groenlandicum f. denudatum Vict. & J.Rousseau
- Ledum maximum (Nakai) A.P.Khokhr. & Mazurenko
- Ledum palustre L.
- Ledum palustre f. decumbens (Aiton) Y.L.Chou & S.L.Tung
- Ledum palustre f. denudatum (Vict. & J.Rousseau) Boivin
- Ledum palustre subsp. decumbens Hultén
- Ledum palustre subsp. longifolium Kitag.
- Ledum palustre var. angustifolium Hook.
- Ledum palustre var. angustum E.A.Busch
- Ledum palustre var. decumbens Aiton
- Ledum palustre var. dilatatum Wahlenb.
- Ledum palustre var. maximum Nakai
- Ledum palustre var. minus Nakai
- Ledum palustre var. palustre
- Ledum tomentosum Stokes
- Rhododendron palustre (L.) Kron & Judd
- Rhododendron subarcticum Harmaja
- Rhododendron tomentosum subsp. decumbens (Aiton) Elven & D.F.Murray
- Rhododendron tomentosum subsp. subarcticum (Harmaja) G.D.Wallace
- Rhododendron tomentosum subsp. tomentosum
Plant problems
Notches in rhododendron leaves: causes and fixesNotches in rhododendron leaves usually mean root weevils. Learn how to spot them, remove adults, and check for root damage.
Rhododendron leaves curling in cold weatherRhododendron leaves often curl naturally in cold weather. Learn how to spot normal winter rolling, prevent drying, and recognize damage.
Photos
Photo: Monika Betley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tero Karppinen from Finland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tero Karppinen from Finland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.