familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Cassiopoideae
genusCassiope
speciesCassiope mertensiana
subspeciesCassiope mertensiana subsp. ciliolata
Cassiope mertensiana subsp. ciliolata
Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 196. 1907,.
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 448.
Stems glabrous when young. Leaf-blade margins eglandular-hairy, especially on young leaves, hairs scattered, branched.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Alpine fellfields, subalpine forests, sometimes red fir forests
Elevation: 1500-2600 m
Discussion
Subspecies ciliolata is endemic to the mountain ranges of northwestern California.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"elongating" is not a number."/3" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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absent +
hypogynous +
dehiscent +
inverted +
not flaky +
ovatelanceolate +
expanded +
coriaceous +
absent +
aromatic +
absent +
white +
deciduous +
absent +
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
campanulate +
Calif. +
straight +
undifferentiated +
fusiform +
minute +
cellular +
abundant +
fleshy +
distinct +
not enlarged +
symmetric +
pendulous +
capsular +
loculicidal +
branched +
scattered +
absent +
curled +
absent +
Present +
axillary +
eglandular-hairy +
simple +
persistent +
appressed +
young +
cauline +
much shorter +
revolute;plane;toothed;entire;revolute;plane;toothed;entire +
not scarious +
thin +
dense +
absent +
furrowed +
(4-)5-locular +
axile +
superior +
anatropous +
fascicles +
straight +
erect +
hypogynous +
absent +
connate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
reduced +
not sticky +
absent +
4-5-carpellate +
solid +
Smithsonian Misc. Collect. +
2002 +
not winged +
tan;yellowish-brown or brown +
distinct +
1;10 +
distinct +
absent +
oblong-ovate +
mat-forming +
glabrous +
capitate +
5-lobed +
absent +
hollow +
straight +
declinate +
cylindric +
Cassiope mertensiana subsp. ciliolata +
Cassiope mertensiana +
subspecies +
slit-like +
thin +
recurved +
subshrub +