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Stems

glabrous when young.

Leaf

blade margins eglandular-hairy, especially on young leaves, hairs scattered, branched.

Cassiope mertensiana subsp. ciliolata

Phenology Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat Alpine fellfields, subalpine forests, sometimes red fir forests
Elevation 1500-2600 m (4900-8500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Subspecies ciliolata is endemic to the mountain ranges of northwestern California.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 8, p. 448.
Parent taxa Ericaceae > subfam. Cassiopoideae > Cassiope > Cassiope mertensiana
Sibling taxa
C. mertensiana subsp. californica, C. mertensiana subsp. gracilis, C. mertensiana subsp. mertensiana
Name authority Piper: Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 196. (1907)
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