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Cassiope mertensiana - white mountain heather, western moss heather

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Cassiope mertensiana Lifeform:
Shrub 		Family:
Ericaceae
Elevation:
5905 - 12000 feet 		Wetland:
unlikely (FACU*)
© 2005 Aaron Schusteff
What plants grow with Cassiope mertensiana ?
Horticulture
Univ of Washington, Forest Resources  PROFILE 
Seattle, WA propagation, restoration

Related species:
Cassiope mertensiana ssp. californica

Plant Communities:
Subalpine Forest
Alpine Fell-fields

Synonyms:
Cassiope mertensiana ssp. californica

Distribution

Counties:
Alpine
Amador
El Dorado
Fresno
Inyo
Lassen
Madera
Mono
Mariposa
Nevada
Placer
Plumas
Shasta
Siskiyou
Trinity
Tulare
Tuolumne

Jepson Bioregions:
Klamath Ranges
High Cascade Range
High Sierra Nevada