Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: USA (North Carolina)

IUCN Red list: Vulnerable

Life form: Shrub - deciduous

Comments: Habit: An upright, deciduous shrub.
Foliage: Elliptic-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate leaves that are 5-12cm long by 1.3-4cm broad. The upper surface is dark green and teh margins hairy, whist the underside is light green.
Flowers: 4-8 rotate-campanulate pink flowers, that are flecked on the upper lobes appear before the new growth in the spring.