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Cassiope lycopodioides

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Haida Gwaii mountain-heather
Cassiope lycopodioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Cassiope
Species:
C. lycopodioides
Binomial name
Cassiope lycopodioides
(Pall.) D. Don
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Andromeda lycopodioides Pall.
  • Cassiope lycopodioides var. cristapilosa (Calder & R.L.Taylor) B.Boivin
  • Cassiope lycopodioides subsp. cristapilosa Calder & Roy L.Taylor
  • Erica lycopodioides Waitz
  • Ericoides lycopodiodes (Waitz) Kuntze

Cassiope lycopodioides, Haida Gwaii mountain-heather or clubmoss mountain heather, is a plant species native to North America.

Distribution

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ a b The Plant List
  3. ^ a b c Flora of North America v 8 p 448
  4. ^ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Plants Profile
  5. ^ Calder, James Alexander & Taylor, Roy Lewis. 1965. Canadian Journal of Botany 43(11): 1397–1398.
  6. ^ Boivin, Joseph Robert Bernard. 1966. Le Naturaliste Canadien 93(4): 433.
  7. ^ Don, David. 1834. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 17(33): 158.
  8. ^ Pallas, Pyotr Simon von. 1788. Flora Rossica 1(2): 55, pl. 73, f. 1.
  9. ^ Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's Flora of Alaska and Adjacent Parts of Canada i–xvi, 1–724. Brigham Young University Press, Provo.
  10. ^ Scoggan, H. J. 1979. Dicotyledoneae (Loasaceae to Compositae). Part 4. 1117–1711 pp. In Flora of Canada. National Museums of Canada, Ottawa.