Elliottia pyroliflora (Bong.) Brim & P.F.Stevens is a plant in the Ericaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Elliottia pyroliflora (Bong.) Brim & P.F.Stevens

Elliottia pyroliflora (Bong.) Brim & P.F.Stevens

Elliottia pyroliflora, copperbush, is a North American native perennial Ericaceae shrub found in the Pacific Northwest.

Family
Genus
Elliottia
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Elliottia pyroliflora (Bong.) Brim & P.F.Stevens

Elliottia pyroliflora, commonly known as copperbush, is a perennial shrub species that belongs to the Ericaceae plant family and is native to North America. This species has alternately arranged leaves with flat margins. It is distributed across the Northwestern United States, specifically in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, as well as in British Columbia, which is in Western Canada. It grows in habitats including mountainous regions, stream banks, and forest edges.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Ericaceae Elliottia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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