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Cassiope

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Cassiope
Cassiope mertensiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Cassiopoideae
Kron & Judd[2]
Genus: Cassiope
D.Don[1]

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

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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

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Species

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Plants of the World Online (POWO) recognizes 18 accepted species.[3]

Uses

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Cassiope is cultivated in gardens, suitable sites being rock gardens, peat banks or glades in woodland areas.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Don, David (1834). "An Attempt at a New Arrangement of the Ericaceæ". The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. 17: 157–158.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Cassiope D.Don". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
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