familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Cassiopoideae
genusCassiope
speciesCassiope mertensiana
subspeciesCassiope mertensiana subsp. californica

Cassiope mertensiana subsp. californica

Piper

Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 196. 1907,.

Gary D. Wallace
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 448.
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Illustrator: Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stems glabrous or sometimes sparsely glandular-hairy when young. Leaf blade margins glandular-hairy.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Subalpine and red fir forests
Elevation: 2100- 3700 m

Distribution

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Calif., Nev.

Discussion

Subspecies californica is endemic to the Sierra Nevada.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Gary D. Wallace +
Authority
Piper +
Basionyms
Andromeda mertensiana +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Nev. +
Elevation
2100- 3700 m +
Habitat
Subalpine and red fir forests +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Sep. +
Publication title
Smithsonian Misc. Collect. +
Publication year
2002 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V8/V8 885.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Synonyms
Undefined tribe Cassiopeae +
Taxon family
Ericaceae +
Taxon name
Cassiope mertensiana subsp. californica +
Taxon parent
Cassiope mertensiana +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Volume
Volume 8 +