Labrador tea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Labrador tea , is a name commonly applied to two species: Ledum palustre (Northern Labrador Tea, also known as Rhododendron tomentosum ) and Ledum groenlandicum (Bog Labrador Tea). In Labrador ...
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Common Name, Genus species ... Common Name yet another reference to its northern distribution and to its common use as a tea by native Americans ... Other common names include Bog Labrador Tea, James Tea, Marsh Tea, Swamp Tea, Muskeegobug Aniibi (Ojibwe;
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All about Labrador Tea - Ledum groenlandicum. The Labrador tea plant has woolly branches with narrow 1 to 2 inch leaves which are smooth on the upper side, with rusty hairs underneath. Includes color photo, its scientific name, common names, description, adaptations, uses, status, habitat. ... Labrador Tea; Common Name:
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Rhododendron tomentosum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhododendron tomentosum (syn. Ledum palustre ), commonly known as Marsh Labrador tea , northern Labrador tea or wild rosemary , is a flowering plant in the subsection Ledum of the large g...
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Labrador Tea; (Ledum groenlandicum printed as Ledum latifolium); Click on graphic for larger imag ... During the American War of Independence the leaves were much used instead of tea-leaves. They should be collected before flowering time, and the tops when the flowers begin to open.
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Labrador Tea Ledum groenlandicum (Rhododendron groenlandicum) ... Labrador tea is threatened in the state of Connecticut. ... Labrador tea has distinctive leaves -- the leaf edges are rolled under, and the underside is covered with a thick layer of tan fuzz...
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General - low, spreading evergreen shrub, 30-80 cm tall; spicy fragrance; many branches, with dense rusty hairs. ... The leaves were used by Native North Americans to make medicinal tea and the leaves been traditionally collected to make a brown dye.
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Complete and up to date information about Labrador Tea - part of the Drugs.com trusted medication database. ... Common Name(s): Labrador tea , James tea , Marsh tea , Wild rosemary and Continental te...
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A PLANTS profile of Ledum groenlandicum (bog Labrador tea) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Ledum groenlandicum Oeder bog Labrador tea; ... common labrador-tea...
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Western Labrador tea, Trapper's tea ... Labrador Tea (L. groenlandicum) is found across Canada and occurs in the West from Alaska south to the coast of Oregon; it has a rusty hue to the woolly underside of the leaf. ... BenefitUse Food: Leaves steeped for tea by indigenous peoples. Warning: Plants in the genus Ledum,
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