Cassiope argyrotricha T.Z.Hsu

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Cassiope

Characteristics

Shrubs 12–15 cm tall, much branched. Stems erect or decumbent. Leaves densely imbricate; leaf blade oblong, 4–5 × ca. 1.5 mm, leathery, abaxially convex, sparsely silvery pubescent, deeply furrowed, furrow nearly reaching apex and divergent towards base, adaxially concave, glabrous, base arching, margin rust-colored-brown, membranous, brown flattened-setulose, apex obtuse. Flower erect. Pedicel 5–25 cm, densely arachnoid-tomentose. Calyx glabrous; lobes elliptic, ca. 4.5 mm. Corolla white, campanulate, ca. 9 mm; lobes spreading, broadly triangular. Stamens ca. 3 mm; filaments pilose; awns ca. 1 mm. Ovary ca. 1 mm in diam. Capsule unknown. Fl. Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.12 - 0.15
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Distribution

Cassiope argyrotricha world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:899422-1
WFO ID wfo-0000589550
COL ID RN8P
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Synonyms

Cassiope argyrotricha