Flora of North America species comparison

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Cassiope mertensiana subsp. californica

Cassiope mertensiana subsp. gracilis
Photo is of parent taxon
Photo is of parent taxon

slender white heather, western moss heather
Stems

glabrous or sometimes sparsely glandular-hairy when young.

glabrous when young.
Leaf

blade margins glandular-hairy.

blade margins glabrous.

Cassiope mertensiana subsp. californica

Cassiope mertensiana subsp. gracilis
Phenology Flowering Jun–Sep. Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat Subalpine and red fir forests Subalpine forest and meadows, moist granitic slopes and crevices
Elevation 2100- 3700 m (6900- 12100 ft) 1900-3200 m (6200-10500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV
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from FNA
ID; MT; OR
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Discussion

Subspecies californica is endemic to the Sierra Nevada.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 448. FNA vol. 8, p. 448.
Parent taxa Ericaceae > subfam. Cassiopoideae > Cassiope > Cassiope mertensiana Ericaceae > subfam. Cassiopoideae > Cassiope > Cassiope mertensiana
Sibling taxa
C. mertensiana subsp. ciliolata, C. mertensiana subsp. gracilis, C. mertensiana subsp. mertensiana
C. mertensiana subsp. californica, C. mertensiana subsp. ciliolata, C. mertensiana subsp. mertensiana
Synonyms C. mertensiana var. gracilis
Name authority Piper: Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 196. (1907) Piper: Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 195. (1907)
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