| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Cassiope hypnoides (L.) Coville |
| Synonyms | Andromeda hypnoides L. |
| Harrimanella hypnoides (L.) Coville | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | 0-1900m |
| Description | leaves alternate, scaly-like, narrowly oblong, acute, imbricate, flowers with crimson-red calyx, spherically campanulate, 4-5mm long, long pedicellate, pendant |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | procumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Territory |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Finland , Iceland , Norway , Svalbard , Sweden ) Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (West Siberia ) Northern America Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Québec ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , New Hampshire) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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