Diapensia lapponica, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 3

1. D. lapponica L. , Sp. Pl. 141 (1753) .

Evergreen, densely caespitose herb up to 6 cm. Leaves 5-10 mm, obovate-spathulate, rounded at apex, coriaceous, crowded. Peduncles 5^40 mm, each with usually 1 bract and 2 bracteoles, the latter close below the flower. Calyx-lobes c. 5 mm, obtuse. Petals up to 10 mm, obovate, white. Stamens with wide, flattened filaments. Capsule c. 4 mm, ovoid. 2« = 12. Rock-crevices and stony ground. Arctic Europe, extending southwards in the mountains to c. 56° 40' N. in Scotland and c. 60° N. in Norway. Br Fe Is No Rs (N) Su.