Cassiope

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Cassiope
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Cassiope mertensiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Cassiopoideae
Kron & Judd [1]
Genus: Cassiope
D.Don [2]
Synonyms [3]

HarrimanellaCoville

Cassiope is a genus of 18 small shrubby species in the family Ericaceae. It is the sole genus in the subfamily Cassiopoideae. They are native to the Arctic and north temperate montane regions. The genus is named after Cassiopeia of Greek mythology.

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Description

Cassiope has scale-like leaves lying against the stems, and produce solitary bell-shaped flowers in late spring. Though hardy, flowers can be damaged by late frosts.

Taxonomy

Species

Plants of the World Online (POWO) accepts 18 species. [3]

Uses

Cassiope is cultivated in gardens, suitable sites being rock gardens, peat banks or glades in woodland areas. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Kron, K. A.; Judd, W. S.; Stevens, P. F.; Crayn, D. M.; Anderberg, A. A.; Gadek, P. A.; Quinn, C. J.; Luteyn, J. L. (2002). "Phylogenetic Classification of Ericaceae: Molecular and Morphological Evidence". The Botanical Review. 68 (3): 362, 404–405, 422. doi:10.1663/0006-8101(2002)068[0335:PCOEMA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID   35699816.
  2. ↑ Don, David (1834). "An Attempt at a New Arrangement of the Ericaceæ". The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. 17: 157–158.
  3. 1 2 "Cassiope D.Don". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  4. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN   978-1405332965.
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