| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Cassiope saximontana Small |
| Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 29: 59 (1914) |
| Native Range | Subarctic America to nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine or Subarctic |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Description | procumbent, leaves densely imbricate, 4-rowed, narrowly triangular, shortly pubescent, flowers solitary, sepals 2-3, entire, petals partially connate, corolla 4-6mm |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | white, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Cassiope tetragona ssp. saximontana (Small) A.E.Porsild Cassiope tetragona var. saximontana (Small) C.L.Hitchc. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WAS Washington) |