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Bog Labrador tea

Rhododendron groenlandicum

Plants
NativeShrubPerennial
Bog Labrador tea, photo 1 of 5
Bog Labrador tea, In flower
Bog Labrador tea, In fruit

Perennial shrub. Grows in forests and in marshes.

There are 12,168 observations of Bog Labrador tea in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord3,372
  2. Nord-du-Québec3,031
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2,122
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1,446
  5. Mauricie557
  6. Capitale-Nationale455
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine224
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches209
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent150
  10. Outaouais149
  11. Laurentides135
  12. Lanaudière117
  13. Estrie116
  14. Centre-du-Québec53
  15. Montérégie29
  16. Montréal3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Marsh Labrador teaRhododendron tomentosum
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