ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Andromeda polifolia

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Ericaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Andromeda
Species: Andromeda polifolia
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

02 / CONNECT THE NAMES

Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Andromeda polifolia. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

37 synonyms in this snapshot

Andromeda americanaName author: DC.
Andromeda canadensisName author: Cels ex Lam.
Andromeda canescensName author: Small
Andromeda glaucifoliaName author: Wender.
Andromeda glaucophyllaName author: Link
Andromeda glaucophylla f. latifoliaName author: (Aiton) Rehder
Andromeda glaucophylla var. glaucophyllaName author: Not supplied
Andromeda glaucophylla var. iodandraName author: Fernald
Andromeda glaucophylla var. latifoliaName author: (Aiton) Rehder
Andromeda grandifloraName author: Steud.
Andromeda jamesianaName author: Lepage
Andromeda kalmiifoliaName author: Hoffmanns.
Andromeda myrificaName author: A.Pabrez ex Hryn.
Andromeda oleifoliaName author: Hoffmanns.
Andromeda oleifoliaName author: Hort. ex Steud.
Andromeda polifolia f. concolorName author: (B.Boivin) B.Boivin
Andromeda polifolia f. humilisName author: Kurtz
Andromeda polifolia subsp. glaucophyllaName author: (Link) Hultén
Andromeda polifolia subsp. humilisName author: V.M.Vinogr.
Andromeda polifolia subsp. polifoliaName author: Not supplied
Andromeda polifolia subsp. pumilaName author: V.M.Vinogr.
Andromeda polifolia var. angustifoliaName author: Aiton
Andromeda polifolia var. concolorName author: B.Boivin
Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophyllaName author: (Link) DC.
Andromeda polifolia var. jamesianaName author: (Lepage) B.Boivin
Andromeda polifolia var. latifoliaName author: Aiton
Andromeda polifolia var. latifoliaName author: Pall.
Andromeda polifolia var. mediaName author: Aiton
Andromeda polifolia var. polifoliaName author: Not supplied
Andromeda polifolia var. pusillaName author: Pall.
Andromeda polifolia var. rosmarinifoliaName author: Torr.
Andromeda pumilaName author: (V.M.Vinogr.) Chepinoga
Andromeda revolutaName author: Steud.
Andromeda rosmarinifoliaName author: Gilib.
Andromeda rosmarinifoliaName author: Pursh
Andromeda secundaName author: Moench
Rhododendron polifoliumName author: (L.) Scop.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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