Cassiope selaginoides Hook.F. & Thomson

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Cassiope

Characteristics

Shrubs 10–20 cm tall. Stems initially decumbent, ultimately erect, glabrous or pubescent. Leaves assurgent; leaf blade ovate-triangular, 2–3 × 1–1.5 mm, cymbiform, leathery, abaxially deeply furrowed, furrow nearly reaching apex and divergent near base, furrow rim densely pubescent, adaxially concave, glabrous, margin not membranous, fringed with wool-like hairs, glabrescent. Flower nutant. Pedicel 0.5–1.6 cm, densely crisped-tomentose. Calyx crimson or reddish brown; lobes oblong to elliptic, ca. 3.8 mm, glabrous or puberulous, margin membranous, inconspicuously ciliolate. Corolla pure white, reddish within at base, broadly campanulate, 6–8 mm; lobes erect, oblong, 2.5–3 mm. Stamens ca. 2.5 mm; filaments pilose; awns ca. 0.9 mm. Capsule 2–3 mm in diam. Fl. May–Jul, fr. Jun–Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.18
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
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Cultivation

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Images

Cassiope selaginoides unspecified picture

Distribution

Cassiope selaginoides world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327329-1
WFO ID wfo-0000589578
COL ID RN9B
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Synonyms

Cassiope selaginoides Cassiope mairei