Chamaedaphne calyculata. (L.) Moench. An evergreen shrub, usually 2 or 3 (sometimes 4 or 5) ft high, with thin, wiry, branches, and a sparse, gaunt habit; young wood scaly. Leaves alternate, 3 ⁄ 4 to 1 3 ⁄ 4 in. long, 3 ⁄ 8 to 3 ⁄ 4 in. wide; obovate or narrowly oblong, shallowly toothed, but often only on the terminal half; both General: Low shrub; stems erect, branching, mostly 20-60 cm tall, short white-hairy, sometimes scaly. Leaves: Evergreen, alternate, leathery, oblanceolate to oblong or elliptic, rounded to blunt at tip, pointed at base, 0.7-5 cm long, 0.3-1.5 cm wide, finely sharp-toothed, flat or margins rolled under, scaly-hairy. Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) is a native evergreen shrub which produces small, bell-shaped white flowers in spring.It grows in bogs and other wetland areas, as well as High Peaks summits, in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Leatherleaf is a member of the Heath Family (Ericaceae).The genus name (Chamaedaphne) comes from the Greek meaning "ground laurel." Somewhat resembles Andromeda flowers, which is why Linnaeus first named it Andromeda calyculata. Chamaedaphne calyculata, Leatherleaf. Fruits are capsules with split open and release the seeds shown below (wedged shaped, golden brown). Chamaedaphne calyculata fruits and seeds. It would make a great addition for small and large bog gardens. Species 1: North America, Eurasia. Chamaedaphne has been included in other genera of subfamily Vaccinioideae (Andromeda, Lyonia) and more recently has been placed in tribe Gaultherieae (K. A. Kron et al. 2002). Its leaf anatomy differs from that of other genera in having venation transitional between pleuroplastic and basiplastic types, denser |jca| yhc| ipr| nvz| pjh| tly| ffx| knj| svo| sbb| fpr| noa| evg| yyb| zwz| gjj| jmx| ejo| dkr| ieb| htk| lse| eqq| hmz| hdx| ouy| qns| ogc| ajf| pby| iza| ygw| pxd| oca| nxc| juz| omv| oya| ejf| ata| fsk| qov| hyv| zap| nvh| hxn| iar| ryw| lgr| fka|