Cassiope mertensiana (Bongard) G. Don
Cassiope mertensiana (Bongard) G. Don is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2009.
Vernacular names
- cassiope de Mertens Porsild, 1974
- white mountain heather Douglas et al., 1998-2002
- Mertens' moss heather Klinkenberg, 2010+
- Mertens' mountain heather Klinkenberg, 2010+
- western bell heather Klinkenberg, 2010+
- western moss heather Klinkenberg, 2010+
- western mountain heather Anions
- white heather ITIS, 2010
- white moss heather Klinkenberg, 2010+
Synonyms
Distribution
- Native
- Introduced
- Ephemeral
- Excluded
- Extirpated
- Doubtful
- Absent
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Classification
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Subclass | Magnoliidae |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Ericales |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily | Cassiopoideae |
| Genus | Cassiope |
| Species | Cassiope mertensiana |
| Subspecies | Cassiope mertensiana subsp. mertensiana |
Habit
Shrub