Specimen Label Details, UVU Herbarium

Ericaceae ¦ Cassiope ¦ Cassiope mertensiana ¦ 13351

Label

Accession No.	13351
Family	Ericaceae
Species	Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) G. Don
Subspecies	ssp. mertensiana
Collector Information	R.R. Halse (2313) 02 August 1980
Geography	United States, Oregon, Jefferson County
Township/Range	T12S, R8E
Locality	N side of E ridge of Three Fingered Jack, Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area.
Ecology	on talus slope with Phyllodoce, Tsuga, Arnica, Elmera, Arabis, Arenaria.

Taxonomy

Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

Cassiope mertensiana var. mertensiana (Bong.) D. Don

Common Name(s): western moss heather.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=527187, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Dilleniidae
                            Order: Ericales
                                Family: Ericaceae
                                    Genus: Cassiope
                                        Species: Cassiope mertensiana
                                            Variety: Cassiope mertensiana var. mertensiana

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Taxon Links for species Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) G. Don

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database

University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

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External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Cassiope+mertensiana

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