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Pictured: Cassiope lycopodioides — the species. This variety isn’t separately illustrated.
Ericaceae family

Clubmoss Mountain Heather (var. lycopodioides) Cassiope lycopodioides var. lycopodioides variety

Native

Clubmoss Mountain Heather (var. lycopodioides) is a perennial shrub native to Alaska and Canada.

More about this plant

Cassiope lycopodioides is a plant species in the family Ericaceae, known by the common names clubmoss mountain-heather or Haida Gwaii mountain-heather. The species is native to northeast Asia and northwestern North America, where it grows on rocky slopes and crevices in arctic tundra and alpine tundra at elevations up to 2000 m. Wikipedia →

Growing & care

USDA PLANTS · TRY
Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
Lifespan
Perennial
In the garden
Shrub layer — Sits in the shrub of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.

Wildlife & pollinators

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❧ Caterpillar hosts Documented caterpillar host

Recorded feeding on Cassiope in North America, including:

Gynaephora rossii · Ross' Tussock Moth
Named species (a documented Nearctic sample, not exhaustive) from NHM HOSTS (CC0).
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Sources for this entry (10) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503) — native status
[06] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
[07] Ecological value — GloBI
[08] Conservation rank — NatureServe Explorer (CC BY)
[09] Caterpillar species — NHM HOSTS (CC0)
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