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Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) Don Family: Ericaceae  
Common names: western moss heather, white mountain heather
Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + ICPN + PLANTS
 

Related names:
This is a parent record. Observation data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties:
Cassiope mertensiana ssp. californica
See a list of other species in the genus Cassiope found in California.

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields
Wetlands: usually occurs in non wetlands, but occasionally found on wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation: between 5905 and 12000 feet   [Calflora 2004 (m)]
Cassiope mertensiana, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond [Lum/Walker].

Distribution in California based on observations in the Calflora Plant Observation Library:
A shaded county indicates that there are one or more observations of this plant within the county.

Hover the mouse over the map to see county names, and click on a county to view observations from that county.
 

    For a distribution map based on stricter criteria (more than one observation or more than one source within the county), see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 
  There are specimens from this county in an herbarium. Specimens have the highest reliability of identification.
  There are documented observations, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported observations.
  There are reported observations in this county available indirectly (eg. published in botanical literature).

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Information about  Cassiope mertensiana  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr 1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the UC Jepson Herbaria
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile (code=CAME7) from USDA PLANTS Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Nursery availability, horticultural links, what grows with this plant on California Native Plant Link Exchange (CNPLX)

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2009. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Dec 31, 2009).

Note that the information on this page comes from diverse sources. None of the links are sponsored.

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