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copperbush

Elliottia pyroliflora

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 88, February 82, March 127, April 149, May 230, June 263, July 416, August 397, September 201, October 99, November 80, December 81.
British Columbia1,775
Canada1,561
United States908
Alaska368
Washington271
Oregon56
Yukon1

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Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familyheath family · Ericaceae
GenusElliottia

Sources

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