familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Cassiopoideae
genusCassiope
speciesCassiope mertensiana
subspeciesCassiope mertensiana subsp. mertensiana
Cassiope mertensiana subsp. mertensiana
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Andromeda cupressina Hooker
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 448.
Stems hairy, especially when young, glandular-hairs absent. Leaf-blade margins glabrous.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Montane meadows
Elevation: 100-2600 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Alaska, Idaho, Oreg., Wash.
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 mertensiana subsp. mertensiana"
absent +
hypogynous +
dehiscent +
inverted +
not flaky +
ovatelanceolate +
expanded +
coriaceous +
absent +
aromatic +
absent +
white +
deciduous +
absent +
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
campanulate +
straight +
undifferentiated +
fusiform +
minute +
cellular +
abundant +
fleshy +
distinct +
not enlarged +
symmetric +
pendulous +
capsular +
loculicidal +
absent +
multicellular +
absent +
curled +
absent +
Present +
axillary +
glabrous +
simple +
persistent +
appressed +
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 +
Gen. Hist. +
2002 +
not winged +
tan;yellowish-brown or brown +
distinct +
1;10 +
distinct +
absent +
oblong-ovate +
mat-forming +
hairy +
capitate +
5-lobed +
absent +
hollow +
straight +
declinate +
cylindric +
Cassiope mertensiana subsp. mertensiana +
Cassiope mertensiana +
subspecies +
slit-like +
thin +
recurved +
subshrub +