Cassiope
moss-heather, mountain-heather
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Cassiope
Publication: Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 157. 1834.
Publication: Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 157. 1834.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Cassiope:
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Cassiope lycopodioides – clubmoss moss-heather, clubmoss mountain-heather
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Washington. -
Cassiope mertensiana – Mertens's moss-heather, Merten's mountain-heather Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Montana, Idaho, and Nevada.
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ssp. mertensiana – Mertens' mountain heather, western moss heather Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta, Montana, and Idaho.
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Cassiope tetragona – four-angled moss-heather Occurring on both sides of the crest in the North Cascades Mountains of Washington; Alaska to Washington, also in Montana
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ssp. saximontana – four-angled mountain heather, white arctic mountain heather Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington\'s North Cascades Mountains. Alaska to Washington, also in Montana.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Cassiope in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Cassiope checklist entry
OregonFlora: Cassiope information
E-Flora BC: Cassiope atlas page
CalPhotos: Cassiope photos
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