× ''Phyllothamnus'' is a hybrid genus in the family
Ericaceae with one known species, × ''Phyllothamnus erectus'', an artificial hybrid between ''
Phyllodoce empetriformis
''Phyllodoce empetriformis'', the pink mountain-heather or pink mountain-heath, is found in mountainous regions of western North America in the Northwestern United States and Western Canada. Its southern range includes the Klamath Range in northe ...
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Rhodothamnus chamaecistus
''Rhodothamnus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae
The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family ...
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[ first described in 1850 as ''Bryanthus'' × ''erectus''.][
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References
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* Webster, A. D
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
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Ericoideae
Monotypic Ericaceae genera
Plant nothogenera
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