Chamaedaphne


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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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This location is an open, floating mat dominated by Sphagnum and leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) with some poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) providing sparse shade.
Source Locality Effects on Restoration Potential in Sphagnum palustre L. from 3 Ohio Sites
Pollination of the Ericaceae: Chamaedaphne and Xolisma.
Odd for an ericad: nocturnal pollination of Lyonia lucida (Ericaceae)
In Alaska, nonstratified seeds of Diapensia lapponica, Chamaedaphne calycidata, Saxifraga tricuspidata and Ledum decumbens showed no or few germinating seeds under short-day conditions (Densmore, 1997).
Towards an understanding of factors controlling seed bank composition and longevity in the alpine environment
Bogs in the Northern Lakes Region of Indiana are characterized additionally by the presence of a distinctive suite of ericaceous shrubs including Andromeda glaucophylla, Chamaedaphne calyculata, and Vaccinium macrocarpon, along with carnivorous plants such as Sarracenia (Homoya et al.
Bacon's swamp--ghost of a Central Indiana natural area past
vitis-idaea, and Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench (Ericaceae) in black spruce muskeg.
Notes on the biology of the cixiid planthopper Cixius meridionalis (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)
The authors compared the usage and distribution of two plant species reaching their range limit in different parts of Estonia: leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata (common in eastern Estonia, Figures 5 and 6) and bog myrtle Myrica gale (common in western Estonia, Figures 7 and 8).
Herbal landscape: the perception of landscape as a source of medicinal plants
* * White birch Betula papyrifera * * Leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata * Alternate-leaved dogwood Cornus alternifolia * Red-osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera * * Beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta * Northern bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera * Dwarf huckleberry Galussacia dumosa * Sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia * * Bog laurel Kalmia polifolia * Larch Larix laricina * Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum * * Northern honeysuckle Lonicera villosa * Sweet gale Myrica gale * Mountain holly Nemopanthus mucronata * * White spruce Picea glauca * * Black spruce Picea mariana * * Cherry Prunus spp.
A telephone questionnaire to assess moose harvest
palustre, Rhododendron lapponicum, Chamaedaphne calyculata, and others (Jonasson 1989, Larsen 1982), which also casts doubt over the strict nutritional interpretation of the extended leaf longevity of many bog plants.
WITHIN-STAND NUTRIENT CYCLING IN ARCTIC AND BOREAL WETLANDS
When it rises above the water table, shrubs like leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne) and bog laurel (Kalmia) seed in from the edges.
Tough little trees on the fringe
mounds, clumps of Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyeulata), various ferns (chiefly Matteuccia struthiopteris and Pteridium aquilinum), and Tamarack Trees (Larix laricina), and maple trees (mostly Acer ruber).
Effects of weather conditions and drought on activity of spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) in a Southwestern Michigan Wetland
mariana forest with Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench, Eriophorum vaginatum L., Ledum L.
Selecting and testing cryptogam species for use in wetland delineation in Alaska

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