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Cassiope mertensiana

WHITE HEATHER

Ericaceae
Heath family

Cassiope mertensiana © Edge Of Eden


Shrub, stems < 12" (3 dm).
Plant low, creeping, densely branched; leaves opposite, leathery.
Flowers white.
Blooming July-August.
Moist, subalpine slopes, around rocks and areas of late snow.
Elevation 5900–11500' (1800–3505 m).
Northwestern California, Cascade Ranges, Sierra Nevada.
A California Flora p. 414
The Jepson Manual p. 559 563

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Last modified: February 2, 2009





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