familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Cassiopoideae
genusCassiope
speciesCassiope tetragona
subspeciesCassiope tetragona subsp. tetragona
Cassiope tetragona subsp. tetragona
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 447.
Leaves 3–5 (–6) mm. Pedicels 10+ mm, extending beyond branch tips, usually 3+ times leaf length, elongating in fruit. Corollas 6–10 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Rocky slopes and arctic tundra
Elevation: 0- 1700 m
Distribution
Greenland, Alta., B.C., Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), N.W.T., Nunavut, Yukon, Alaska, Eurasia
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"elongating" is not a number."/3" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
... more about "Cassiope tetragona subsp. tetragona"
absent +
hypogynous +
dehiscent +
inverted +
not flaky +
triangular +
expanded +
coriaceous +
absent +
3+ times leaf length +
aromatic +
absent +
deciduous +
absent +
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
cylindric +
straight +
undifferentiated +
fusiform +
minute +
cellular +
abundant +
fleshy +
distinct +
not enlarged +
symmetric +
pendulous +
capsular +
loculicidal +
multicellular +
absent +
curled +
absent +
axillary +
simple +
persistent +
appressed +
cauline +
much shorter +
revolute;plane;toothed;entire;revolute;plane;toothed;entire +
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 +
Edinburgh New Philos. J. +
2002 +
not winged +
tan;yellowish-brown or brown +
distinct +
1;10 +
distinct +
absent +
oblong-ovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
mat-forming +
hairy +
capitate +
5-lobed +
absent +
hollow +
straight +
declinate +
cylindric +
Cassiope tetragona subsp. tetragona +
Cassiope tetragona +
subspecies +
slit-like +
thin +
subshrub +