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Cassiope myosuroides W.W.Sm.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesCassiope myosuroides W.W.Sm. 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10: 19 (1917)
Native Rangesc. China to n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude4000-4500m
Descriptionleaves imbricate, elliptic, 2-3mm, coriaceous, adaxially glabrous, acute, with membranous margins, flowers axillary, pedicellate, calyx dark purple, corolla campanulate, 5-8mm
Size4-7cm
Colorwhite, reddish
Bloomlate spring
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
4 Asia-Tropical
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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