familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Cassiopoideae
genusCassiope
speciesCassiope tetragona
subspeciesCassiope tetragona subsp. saximontana
Cassiope tetragona subsp. saximontana
Canad. Field-Naturalist 54: 68. 1940,.
Endemic
Basionym: Cassiope saximontana Small in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 29: 59. 1914
Synonyms: Cassiope tetragona var. saximontana (Small) C. L. Hitchcock
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 447.
Revision as of 12:15, 30 July 2020 by imported>Volume Importer
Leaves (3–) 5 (–6) mm. Pedicels to 8 mm, not extending beyond branch tips, usually to 3 times leaf length, not elongating in fruit. Corollas 4–6 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Rocky slopes and alpine tundra
Elevation: 1700-2800 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., N.W.T., Yukon, Alaska, Mont., Wash.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"not 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 +
triangular +
expanded +
coriaceous +
absent +
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 +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
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 +
Canad. Field-Naturalist +
2002 +
not winged +
tan;yellowish-brown or brown +
distinct +
1;10 +
distinct +
absent +
oblong-ovate +
Endemic +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
mat-forming +
hairy +
capitate +
5-lobed +
absent +
hollow +
straight +
declinate +
cylindric +
Cassiope tetragona subsp. saximontana +
Cassiope tetragona +
subspecies +
slit-like +
thin +
subshrub +