Botanical Name: Phyllodoce empetriformis
Common Name: pink mountain-heather, pink mountain-heath
Family Name: Ericaceae
Distribution/Origin: Western North America
Botanical Description: This common (in its native bioregion) evergreen alpine shrub bears its red-purple flower clustered at the end of the stem in leaf axils. The flowers of Phyllodoce glanduliflora, for comparison, are yellow or green-white. In Phyllodoce empetriformis, the campanulate corolla is twice as long as the calyx (compared to Phyllodoce gladuliflora, which has a corolla just barely twice as long as the calyx and is urn-shaped). Its sepals and filaments are glabrous or barely hairy (compared to Phyllodoce glanduliflora which has pubescent sepals and filaments).
Soil: Well-drained, Rocky, Gravely, Dry
Moisture: Low, Moderate
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade
Landscape uses: Ground cover, Native planting
Notes: Native, Evergreen shrub/ground cover
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