Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Pink Mountain Heather

Phyllodoce empetriformis - Common, all summer, perennial, 4-15 in. Matted shrub with erect stems. Twigs much branched and hairy when young. Evergreen leaves needle-like, alternate with edges rolled under; undersides whitish; upper surface a deep shiny green. Flowers on reddish hairy stalks above leaves. Pink to rose petals fused into a 1/3 in. long cup with 5 rolled-back lobes. Style protrudes while 10 stamens are within the cup. Grows in acid soils in moist meadows and seeps. Native.