Loiseleuria procumbens, (L.) Desv.

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1. L. procumbens (L.) Desv. , Jour. Bot. Appi. 1: 35 (1813)

( Azalea procumbens L. ).

Glabrous; stems procumbent, rooting, freely branched, forming extensive mats. Leaves 4-7 x 2 mm, oblong, obtuse; margins revolute; midrib prominent beneath. Bracts like the leaves but smaller and subacute; pedicels 2-8 mm. Sepals lanceolate, red. Corolla c. 4 x 6 mm, pink. Stamens shorter than corolla. Capsule 3-4 mm, red. 2n - 24. Dry, stony or peaty places, mainly on mountains, often in very exposed situations; calcifuge. N. Europe, southwards to c. 56° N. in Scotland; mountains o f France, Pyrenees, Alps, Carpathians. Au Br Fa Fe Ga Ge He Hs Is It Ju No Rm Rs (N, W) Su.