| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D.Don |
| Bibliography | Edinburgh. New Philos. J. 17: 156 (1834) |
| Native Range | ne. Pakistan to s. Tibet and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-5000m |
| Description | leaves densely imbricate, 4-rowed, ovate-triangular, 4-6mm, coriaceous, at margins silvery, densely ciliate, flowers axillary, pendent, calyx purple, corolla broadly campanulate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
| Synonyms | Andromeda cupressiformis Wall. ex D.Don Andromeda fastigiata Wall. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |