Cassiope lycopodioides subsp. cristapilosa
clubmoss mountain-heather
Ericaceae (Crowberry family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Distribution of Cassiope lycopodioides subsp. cristapilosa
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Species Information

General:
Dwarf shrub, mat-forming; stems prostrate or decumbent, 5-20 cm long, about 2 mm wide including appressed leaves.
Leaves:
Evergreen, opposite, 4-ranked but not in four distinct rows, appressed, egg- to lance-shaped, 1.5-3 mm long, thinly papery-margined, often fringed and long-hairy at tip, the concave upper surface often hairy, the convex lower surface not grooved; unstalked.
Flowers:
Solitary in leaf axils, nodding on glabrous stalks up to 10 mm long, longer than the subtending leaves; corollas cream to white, bell-shaped, the lobes shorter than the tube, 5-7 mm long; calyces 2-2.5 mm long, papery-margined.
Fruits:
Capsules, globe-shaped, about 3 mm wide.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat and Range

Mesic to dry slopes, heath, and meadows in the subalpine and alpine zones; infrequent in NW BC, rare on NW Vancouver Island; amphiberingian, N to AK; NE Asia.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia