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Chamaedaphne

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n.1.a genus consisting of only one species, the leatherleaf.
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Noun1.Chamaedaphne - one species: leatherleafChamaedaphne - one species: leatherleaf            
genus Chamaedaphne
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Ericaceae, family Ericaceae, heath family - heathers
Chamaedaphne calyculata, leatherleaf - north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers
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Associates include Betula pumila, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Thelypteris palustris, Hypericum virginicum, Menyanthes trifoliata, Potentilla palustris, Sarracenia purpurea, Vaccinium macrocarpon, and V.
An illustrated catalogue of macroscopic subfossils from ... by Swinehart, Anthony L. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
While characteristically northern species such as Chamaedaphne calyculata, Andromeda glaucophylla, and Carex oligosperma often make "southern outlier peatlands" conspicuous to botanists, studies of such peatlands in New York, New Jersey and southern Michigan have shown a flora exhibiting mixed geographic affinity (Crow 1969; Lynn & Karlin 1985; Karlin & Lynn 1988).
The structure and composition of vegetation in the lake-fill ... by Wujek, Daniel E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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