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Definition of Chamaedaphne
1. Noun. One species: leatherleaf.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Ericaceae, Family Ericaceae, Heath Family
Member holonyms: Chamaedaphne Calyculata, Leatherleaf
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chamaedaphne
Literary usage of Chamaedaphne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1909)
"The ground cover is of sphagnum overgrown with Rubus hispidus. Chamaedaphne
calyculata, Rhodora canadensis, Ledum groenlandicum, Kalmia augustifolia, ..."
2. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"Chamaedaphne Moench. (Cassandra Don.) LEATHER-LEAF. Chamaedaphne CALYCULATA (L.)
Moench. (Cassandra calyculata Don.) Frequent in sphagnum marshes throughout ..."
3. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1917)
"Chamaedaphne is by far the commonest shrub, and about 75 per cent of the shrubs
are of the Ericales. Herbs are numerous, especially in the wetter portions, ..."
4. Contributions by Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1922)
"... and also the water from under a tussock of sphagnum amongst roots of Chamaedaphne
and cranberry, which appears to be a later stage than the sedge, ..."
5. Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C. (1907)
"A sandy moist loam is best for garden conditions, although the plant thrives in
wet boggy land and is a good subject for waterside planting. Chamaedaphne ..."
6. Peat Deposits of Ohio: Their Origin, Formation and Uses by Alfred Paul Dachnowski-Stokes (1912)
"If the numbers of such invaders as leather leaf (Chamaedaphne ... Chamaedaphne
calyculata Association.—The leather-leaf heath bogs are of frequent ..."
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