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Ledum decumbens (Ait.) Lodd. ex Steud.
Ganalskaya Tundra, E of the upper drainage of the Bistraya
River, 54° 00'N, 157° 52'E Alt: 520m
in open acidic heathland with Betula nana, Empetrum
nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Salix spp., growing on top of
Empetrum tussocks
small straggling shrub to 30cm tall, 80 cm across; corolla
white, young fruits rusty red
Brummitt, N.A. & Brummitt, R.K. 166 11 July 2003
E, K, LE, MO, VLA
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Komarov Institute St.Petersburg
Expedition July 2003. A.Farjon, M.A. Bridger, N.A-Brummitt,
R.K. Brummitt, S. McDonald (Kew); G.A. Firsov (Komarov Institute)
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