marsh labrador tea northern wild rosemary

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Rhododendron tomentosum, Ledum palustre or marsh Labrador tea, northern Labrador tea or wild rosemary, Ledum. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Marsh Labrador tea or wild rosemary ( Rhododendron tomentosum, Ledum palustre ) shrub growing in young pine forest Royalty Free Stock Photo

Rhododendron tomentosum known as Marsh Labrador tea or wild rosemary, shrub. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Marsh Labrador tea, northern Labrador tea or wild rosemary

Marsh Labrador tea, northern Labrador tea or wild rosemary Royalty Free Stock Photo

Marsh Labrador tea, wild rosemary, Rhododendron tomentosum flowering in bog forest Royalty Free Stock Photo

Rhododendron tomentosum (syn. Ledum palustre), commonly known as Marsh Labrador tea, northern Labrador tea or wild rosemary, is a flowering plant in the subsection Ledum of the large genus Rhododendron in the family Ericaceae. It is a low shrub growing to 50 cm (rarely up to 120 cm) tall with evergreen leaves 12-50 mm long and 2-12 mm broad. The flowers are small, with a five-lobed white corolla, and produced several together in a corymb 3-5 cm diameter. They emit strong smell to attract bees and other pollinating insects. All parts of the plant contain poisonous terpenes that affect the central nervous system. First symptoms of overdose are dizziness and disturbances in movement, followed by spasms, nausea, and unconsciousness.[citation needed] The mere smell of the plant may cause headache to some people.