| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D.Don |
| Synonyms | Andromeda lycopodioides Pall. |
| Erica lycopodioides (Pall.) Waitz | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-3000m |
| Description | leaves oval, entire, dark shiny green, with white margins, appresed in four rows, flowers solitary on glabrous red pedicels, axillary, pendent, calyx violet-green |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | procumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Kuril Is. , Magadan , Sakhalin ) Eastern Asia (Japan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska ) Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Washington) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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