Common Name:
Leatherleaf
Scientic Name:
Chamaedaphne calyculata
Colors:
White
Months Appearing:
April
Heath Family. Evergreen shrub. 1-4 feet tall.
Flowers: White, bell-shaped, hanging on one sidded racemes. Aprox. 1/4 in in size.
Leaves: 3/4 to 2 inches long. Leathery, elliptical and dotted with small scales, greatest on underside.
Most common of bog shrubs.
Found in Spaghum bogs, acidic areas. April 22, # 2188, 2193