− | ''Leiophyllum buxifolium,'' Ell. (Ledum buxifolium, Berg. Dendrium buxifolium,Desv.). Dense,leafy bush, to 3 ft. high: Leaves- short-petioled, thick, oval or obovate, 1/5 - 1/3 in long: flowers- white, pinkish outside, about 1/3 in. across, on slender pedicels; petals elliptic, almost twice as long as sepals; stamens usually twice as long as petals: caps.about thrice as long as sepals. April-June. Pine-barrens and mountains, N. J. to Fla. B.M. 6752. Gn. 42, p. 559. B.R. 531. L.B.C. 1:52 (as Ledum). Var. Hugeri, Schntid. (''Dendrium Hugeri'', Small). Lvs. alternate, 1/3-1/2 in- long: stamens about as long as petals: caps, about twice as long as sepals. High mountains of N. C. Var. prostratum, Gray (''Dendrium prostratum,''Small). Forming dense depressed tufts: Leaves- usually oval, and deep green,very small, mostly opposite. High mountains of N. C. and Tenn. | + | ''Leiophyllum buxifolium,'' Ell. (Ledum buxifolium, Berg. Dendrium buxifolium,Desv.). Dense,leafy bush, to 3 ft. high: Leaves- short-petioled, thick, oval or obovate, 1/5 - 1/3 in long: flowers- white, pinkish outside, about 1/3 in. across, on slender pedicels; petals elliptic, almost twice as long as sepals; stamens usually twice as long as petals: caps.about thrice as long as sepals. April-June. Pine-barrens and mountains, N. J. to Fla. Var. Hugeri, Schntid. (''Dendrium Hugeri'', Small). Lvs. alternate, 1/3-1/2 in- long: stamens about as long as petals: caps, about twice as long as sepals. High mountains of N. C. Var. prostratum, Gray (''Dendrium prostratum,'' Small). Forming dense depressed tufts: Leaves- usually oval, and deep green,very small, mostly opposite. High mountains of N. C. and Tenn. |