Cassiope lycopodioides ssp. cristapilosa
Cassiope lycopodioides ssp. lycopodioides

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.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cassiope lycopodioides subsp. cristipilosa
Cassiope lycopodioides subsp. lycopodioides