Cassiope lycopodioides
| Haida Gwaii mountain-heather | |
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| Cassiope lycopodioides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Cassiope |
| Species: | C. lycopodioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D. Don
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Cassiope lycopodioides, Haida Gwaii mountain-heather or clubmoss mountain heather, is a plant species native to North America.
Distribution
[edit]It is found in southern Alaska, British Columbia, and the US State of Washington.
It is found on rocky slopes in arctic and alpine tundra at elevations up to 2000 m.[3] In Washington, it is reported only from King County.[4] The specific epithet "lycopodioides" refers to the plant's superficial resemblance to some species of clubmoss (Lycopodium sensu lato).
Subspecies
[edit]Cassiope lycopodioides subsp. cristapilosa, known only from the Haida Gwaii (formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands), is recognized as a distinct taxon by some authorities[2][5] but not others.[3]
Description
[edit]Cassiope lycopodioides is a perennial herb forming mats lying close to the ground. Leaves are narrow, up to 3 mm long, closely pressed against the stem. Flowers are white, bell-shaped, up to 20 mm across.[3][6][7][8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ Tropicos
- ^ a b The Plant List
- ^ a b c Flora of North America v 8 p 448
- ^ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Plants Profile
- ^ Calder, James Alexander & Taylor, Roy Lewis. 1965. Canadian Journal of Botany 43(11): 1397–1398.
- ^ Boivin, Joseph Robert Bernard. 1966. Le Naturaliste Canadien 93(4): 433.
- ^ Don, David. 1834. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 17(33): 158.
- ^ Pallas, Pyotr Simon von. 1788. Flora Rossica 1(2): 55, pl. 73, f. 1.
- ^ Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's Flora of Alaska and Adjacent Parts of Canada i–xvi, 1–724. Brigham Young University Press, Provo.
- ^ Scoggan, H. J. 1979. Dicotyledoneae (Loasaceae to Compositae). Part 4. 1117–1711 pp. In Flora of Canada. National Museums of Canada, Ottawa.