Labrador Tea
Pollinator Value
- 🐛 Larval Host
- Boreal Fan-foot, various specialist micro-moths
- ❄️ Winter Food Source
- Yes — Evergreen leaves/twigs; browse for wintering animals.
Growing Conditions
- Sun
- Full Sun ☀️, Part Sun ⛅
- Moisture
- Wet 💧💧💧
- Bloom
- June
- Sociability
- S3 — Patches / Loose groups
Ecology & Conservation
Proximity
- Proximity Score
ℹ
Our internally developed scale tracking proximity of historical species occurrence to our Eco-Region (8.1.8). 0 = hyper-local, 5 = off-continent.
- 1
- Native Status
- Outaouais: — · QC: ✅ · ON: ✅
Native Occurrence
- Closest Native Direction
- North
- Eco-zone
ℹ
The closest historically occurring Eco-zone, mapped to the CEC values.
- Boreal Shield
- Eco-province
- 5.3 Atlantic Highlands
- Eco-region
- 5.1.1 Southern Laurentians
Rarity & Status
- Rarity Notes
- Secure: Abundant in northern bogs.
- Rank QC
ℹ
In Quebec, the CDPNQ (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec) is the body that assigns these ranks using the NatureServe methodology.
Click here for more info → - S5 — Secure — Common
- Rank ON
ℹ
The S-rank (Subnational Rank) is a standardized tool used across Canada to measure the extinction risk of a species within a specific province or territory.
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- Ecological Context
- Labrador Tea: Shield/Bog native north of the city.
Edibility & Foraging
- Edible
- ✅ Edible
- Commonly Eaten
- ❌ No
- Notes
- Leaves steeped for tea (Labrador Tea).
Medicinal Properties
- Category
- Respiratory
- Notes
- Labrador tea used for congestion/coughs.
⚠️ Moderate Toxicity
Contains andromedotoxin. Toxic in high doses.
Provenance
- Seed Provenance
- Laurentians QC
- Seed Source
- Akène