| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Pieris nana (Maxim.) Makino |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 8: 213 (1894) |
| Native Range | Kamchatka to n. & c. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 400-3000m |
| Description | leaves 5-8mm, oblong or ovate, dark green, margins revolute, flowers verticillate of 2-3 in short racemes, fragrant, corolla in mouth conspicuosly constricted |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Andromeda nana Maxim. Arcterica nana (Maxim.) Makino Arcterica nana ssp. oxycoccoides (A.Gray) A.P.Khokhr. Arcterica oxycoccoides (A.Gray) Coville Cassiope oxycoccoides A.Gray Lyonia nana (Maxim.) Makino |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KUR Kuril Is.) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |