Genus Ledum L.

Usually considered a synonym of Rhododendron L.


Summary
Genus number:
15121
Last updated:
16 October 2003
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: accepts
  2. Kron, K. A. & W. S. Judd. 1990. Phylogenetic relationships within the Rhodoreae (Ericaceae) with specific comments on the placement of Ledum. Syst. Bot. 15:67. Note: = Rhododendron L.
  3. Kurashige, Y. et al. 2001. Sectional relationships in the genus Rhododendron (Ericaceae): evidence from matK and trnK intron sequences. Pl. Syst. Evol. 228:1-14. Note: should be excluded from Rhododendron subg. Rhododendron
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=15121. Accessed 10 May 2026.