familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Harrimanelloideae
genusHarrimanella
speciesHarrimanella stelleriana
Harrimanella stelleriana
Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 3: 574. 1901 ,.
Common names: Alaska moss heather
Illustrated
Basionym: Andromeda stelleriana Pallas Fl. Ross. 1(2): 58. 1789
Synonyms: Cassiope stelleriana (Pallas) de Candolle
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 495.
Stems forming dense, soft mats; branches lax, tips ascending. Leaves divergent, not imbricate; blade linear-oblong, 3–5 × 1–2 mm, apex obtuse to broadly acute. Pedicels to 1 cm, barely exceeding leaves at anthesis. Flowers erect to horizontal; sepals oblong-ovate, ca. 3 mm; corolla white or tinged with pink, ca. 6 × 5 mm, lobes distinct for ca. 1/2+ their lengths, tips not recurved; stamens to 3 mm. Capsules 4–5 mm diam.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Alpine meadows, rocky slopes, subalpine or alpine
Elevation: 0-1900 m
Distribution
B.C., Yukon, Alaska, Wash., Asia
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"/2" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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absent +
hypogynous +
dehiscent +
inverted +
inverted +
not flaky +
linear-oblong +
coriaceous +
much shorter +
absent +
mat-forming +
ascending;spreading;ascending;spreading;prostrate +
dehiscent +
Alaska moss heather +
aromatic +
absent +
deciduous +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
campanulate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
straight +
undifferentiated +
fusiform +
minute +
cellular +
abundant +
fleshy +
distinct +
swollen +
symmetric +
capsular +
loculicidal +
multicellular +
absent +
absent +
Present +
simple +
persistent +
cauline +
distinct +
revolute;plane;toothed;entire;revolute;plane;toothed;entire +
dense +
absent +
furrowed +
axile +
superior +
anatropous +
fascicles +
slender +
hypogynous +
absent +
tinged with pink;white +
connate +
absent +
reduced +
not sticky +
absent +
4-5-carpellate +
solid +
Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. +
2002 +
not winged +
tan;yellowish-brown or brown +
distinct +
1;10 +
ellipsoid +
absent +
oblong-ovate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
Illustrated +
not exserted +
decumbent +
simple +
5-lobed +
absent +
hollow +
straight +
declinate +
glabrous +
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elongate +
thin +
equaling +
subshrub +
small +