Taxon:
Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) G. Don
Summary
Place of publication:
Gen. hist. 3:829. 1834
Verified:
02/05/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
- Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
- Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
- Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
white-heather – Swedish
amerikansk kantljung –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Idaho | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Nevada | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | United States | Alaska | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Northern America
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SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
United States [Alaska]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Alberta, British Columbia]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Idaho, Oregon, Washington]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California, Nevada]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Environmental | ornamental | | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. |