| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Cassiope wardii C.Marquand |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 199 (1929) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3900-4200m |
| Description | leaves dark green, lanceolate, at margins white hirsute, appresed, flowers large, pendent, spherically campanulate, often in small heads, calyx green with white apex |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |