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Cassiope
Cassiope is a genus of 9-12 small shrubby species in the family Ericaceae. They are native to the Arctic and north temperate montane regions. The genus is named after Cassiopeia of Greek mythology. Common names, shared with several other similar related genera, include heather and heath. They have scale-like leaves lying against the stems, and produce solitary bell-shaped flowers in late spring. Though hardy, flowers can be damaged by late frosts.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
western moss-heather
speciesCassiope mertensiana
Arctic bell-heather
speciesCassiope tetragona
Club-moss mountain heather
speciesCassiope lycopodioides
Himalayan heather
speciesCassiope fastigiata
Cassiope ericoides
speciesCassiope ericoides
Cassiope selaginoides
speciesCassiope selaginoides
Cassiope pectinata
speciesCassiope pectinata
Cassiope redowskii
speciesCassiope redowskii
Cassiope wardii
speciesCassiope wardii
Cassiope abbreviata
speciesCassiope abbreviata
Cassiope palpebrata
speciesCassiope palpebrata
Cassiope nana
speciesCassiope nana
Cassiope myosuroides
speciesCassiope myosuroides
Cassiope argyrotricha
speciesCassiope argyrotricha
Cassiope fujianensis
speciesCassiope fujianensis
Cassiope membranifolia
speciesCassiope membranifolia
Cassiope × anadyrensis
hybridCassiope × anadyrensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60529.