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Cassiope stelleriana (Pall.) DC.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesCassiope stelleriana (Pall.) DC. 
BibliographyProdr. 7: 611 (1839)
Native RangeKamtschatka to n. & c. Japan, Subarctic America to Washington
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude0-1900m
Descriptionleaves alternate, patent, linear-oblanceolate, 3-5mm, shortly petiolate, flowers solitary, terminal, 5-6mm long, corolla broadly campanulate, pedicel rigid, 3-10mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorpinkish, white
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
SynonymsAndromeda stelleriana Pall.
Bryanthus stelleriana (Pall.) D.Don
Erica stelleriana (Pall.) Willd.
Harrimanella stelleriana (Pall.) Coville
Menziesia stelleriana (Pall.) Fisch. ex Hook.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KUR Kuril Is.)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington)
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