Calflora: Cassiope mertensiana

Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) Don

western moss heather, white mountain heather

Cassiope mertensiana, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

Note: TJM2 bloom period: Jul--Aug

Communities:	Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields
Wetlands:	Usually occurs in non wetlands, but occasionally found in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation:	between 5905 and 12000 feet
Family:	ERICACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Cassiope found in California.

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Cassiope mertensiana from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (CAME7)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database