| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Cassiope selaginoides Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Bibliography | Hooker‘s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7: 126 (1855) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Nepal and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 2000-5000m |
| Description | leaves imbricate, 4-rowed, linear-oblong, 5-7mm long, coriaceous, margins densely strigose, flowers axillary, calyx red-brown, corolla broadly campanulate, 6-8mm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Cassiope mairei H.Lév. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |