Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Cassiope nana T.Z.Hsu |
Bibliography | Acta Bot. Yunnan. 4: 265 (1982) |
Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2000-3800m |
Description | leaves imbricate, 4-rowed, oblong-elliptic, 2-4mm long, coriaceous, glabrous, obtuse, flowers axillary, usually erect, pedicellate, calyx ciliate, corolla campanulate, 6mm |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |