Phyllodoce

…An evergreen, dwarf shrub of the Ericaceae family that grows on rocky areas in high mountains. It has many small leaves similar to those of the hemlock, and pale pink, bell-shaped flowers that bloom horizontally. The stems are well-branched and grow obliquely upward, reaching a height of 10-20 cm. The leaves are densely alternate on the stems, linear with small sawtooth edges, 4-7 mm long and about 1.5 mm wide. In July and August, 2-6 flowers are borne in an umbel at the end of the branches. The corolla is bell-shaped, with five shallow lobes at the tip, 4-5 mm long. There are 10 stamens. The anthers are oblong and open at the tip. The capsules are oblate and about 3 mm in diameter. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…高山の岩地に生えるツツジ科の常緑の矮小（わいしよう）低木。ツガに似た小さな葉を多数つけ，淡紅色で鐘形の花が横向きに咲く。茎はよく分枝して斜上し，高さ10～20cm。葉は密に互生して茎につき，線形で縁に小さな鋸歯があり，長さ4～7mm，幅約1.5mm。7～8月，枝先に2～6個の花を散形につける。花冠は鐘形で，先は浅く5裂し，長さ4～5mm。おしべは10本。葯は長楕円形で先端が開孔する。蒴果（さくか）は扁球形で径約3mm。…

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