Labrador tea plant
- Common Name: St. Jame's Tea, Marsh Tea, Swamp Tea, Hudson's Bay Tea
Common Name: St. Jame's Tea, Marsh Tea, Swamp Tea, Hudson's Bay Tea - Labrador tea plant grows to be 4 to 5 feet.It has woolly branches with narrow 1 to 2 inch leaves which are smooth on the upper side, with rusty hairs underneath. They droop slightly and edges are rolled under, and are a leathery green in color.
- the leaves are brewed for tea. The tea is veryrich in vitamin C. They were also scattered among clothes to keep moths away. Branches kept with grain are said to keep mice away.
- they grow inwet meadows, bogs, and forest areas mostly in the lower latitudes of the tundra biome. Bees are attracted to the flowers, but animals don't eat them because they are said to be slightly poisonous.
