| Cassiope | |
|---|---|
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| Cassiope mertensiana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cassiopoideae Kron & Judd[1] |
| Genus: | Cassiope D.Don[2] |
Cassiope is a genus of 9-12 small shrubby species in the family Ericaceae. It is the sole genus in the subfamily Cassiopoideae. They are native to the Arctic and north temperate montane regions. The genus is named after Cassiopeia of Greek mythology.
Description
Cassiope has scale-like leaves lying against the stems, and produce solitary bell-shaped flowers in late spring. Though hardy, flowers can be damaged by late frosts.
Taxonomy
Species
Plants of the World Online (POWO) recognizes 18 accepted species.[3]
- Cassiope abbreviata
- Cassiope x anadyrensis
- Cassiope x argyrotricha
- Cassiope ericoides
- Cassiope fastigiata
- Cassiope fujianensis
- Cassiope hypnoides
- Cassiope lycopodioides
- Cassiope membranifolia
- Cassiope mertensiana
- Cassiope myosuroides
- Cassiope nana
- Cassiope palpebrata
- Cassiope pectinata
- Cassiope redowskii
- Cassiope selaginoides
- Cassiope stelleriana
- Cassiope tetragona
- Cassiope wardii
Uses
Cassiope is cultivated in gardens, suitable sites being rock gardens, peat banks or glades in woodland areas.[4]
References
- ↑ Kron, K. A.; Judd, W. S.; Stevens, P. F.; Crayn, D. M.; Anderberg, A. A.; Gadek, P. A.; Quinn, C. J.; Luteyn, J. L. (2002). "Phylogenetic Classification of Ericaceae: Molecular and Morphological Evidence". The Botanical Review. 68 (3): 362, 404–405, 422. doi:10.1663/0006-8101(2002)068[0335:PCOEMA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 35699816.
- ↑ Don, David (1834). "An Attempt at a New Arrangement of the Ericaceæ". The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. 17: 157–158.
- ↑ "Cassiope D.Don". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
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