- Andromeda polifolia L. - Bog-rosemary - Ericaceae
© Stan Beesley
(Map updated: March 2008)
The Bog Rosemary is a small sub-shrub occurring on raised bogs. The flowers are small, more or less spherical, and pinkish in colour, produced in May - June. The plant is threatened by the destruction of its bog habitat, and is in any case, rare and only found at a few sites in Counties Antrim, Londonderry, and Armagh. Extinct in County Down since about 1927 owing to the destruction of its habitats (near Donaghadee).
All names: Andromeda polifolia L.
NBN Atlas mapping: Species account : NBN Atlas UK Species Observations database
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