Cassiope tetragona
Arctic Bell Heather, Arctic White Heather
Other regional names: Four Angled Mountain Heather
- Four Angled Mountain Heather
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Cassiope tetragona (commonly known as Arctic Bell Heather or Arctic White Heather) is a shrub belonging to the Ericaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Montana, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Svalbard, Sweden, Washington, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon
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