Cassiope mertensiana

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White Mountain Heather (Cassiope mertensiana): Common mat-forming evergreen heather found in the low alpine near and above treeline.

Over 30 collections in ARCTOS, most from the mainland (excluding the northern gulf coast) and inner islands. Also collected on Baranof Island and a single collection in the St. Elias mountains near the border along the Alsek River.

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Weblinks

• e-FloraBC page for Cassiope mertensiana
• USDAPLANTS page for Cassiope mertensiana
• EthnoBotany page for Cassiope mertensiana
• FNA page for Cassiope mertensiana "Montane meadows; "

• PacNW Herbaria Records for Cassiope mertensiana
• Search Arctos Database for Cassiope mertensiana (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Cassiope mertensiana (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Cassiope mertensiana
• iNaturalist Observations for Cassiope mertensiana in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Muller: gen; alpine, heath, common
• Hall 2010: "Southeastern Alaska except Yakutat. Mountain meadows adjacent to snowfields in alpine. Common."

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