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'''''Cassiope''''' is a [[genus]] of 9-12 small [[shrub]]by [[species]] in the family [[Ericaceae]]. They are native to the [[Arctic]] and north temperate montane regions. Common names, shared with several other similar related genera, include [[heather]] and [[heath]].
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Cassiope (Greek mythological name). Ericaceae. Ornamental small shrubs sometimes cultivated for their handsome delicate flowers.
Cassiope (Greek mythological name). Ericaceae. Ornamental small shrubs sometimes cultivated for their handsome delicate flowers.
''[[Cassiope tetragona]]''<br/>
''[[Cassiope tetragona]]''<br/>
''[[Cassiope wardii]]''
''[[Cassiope wardii]]''
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C. fastigiata, Don (Andromeda fastigiata, Wall.). Ascending: lvs. imbricate, in 4 rows, with white-fringed margin: fls. axillary, white. Himalayan. B.M. 4796. G.C. III. 47:379 (habit). Gn. 43. p. 189. G. 15:709.— C. hypnoides, Don. (Harrimanella hypnoides, Coville). Creeping: lvs. linear, alternate, crowded: fls. terminal, deeply 5-cleft. Arctic regions. B.M. 2936. L.B.C. 20:1946. G.C. III. 39:226 (habit).—C. Mertensiana. Don. Erect or ascending to 1 ft. high: lvs. imbricate in 4 rows, carinate on the back: fls. axillary , white or slightly tinged rosy. Sitka to Calif. — C. tetragona, Don (Andromeda tetragona, Linn.). Similar to the former, but lower, and the lvs. with a deep furrow on the back. Arctic regions. B.M. 3181. M.D.G. 1910: 128. 137 (habit). Alfred rehder.
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==Gallery==
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