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Cassiope tetragona (L.) D. Don

8 photos.
This small, shrubby, evergreen, high-elevation, ground cover is known as the "4-angled Cassiope", "Arctic bell heather,
"mountain heather" or "white Arctic mountain heather".

ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 23535


1.  Early June.  Blossoms which sometimes appear before the leaves have fully "greened-up" in the spring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2.  Early June.  Budding plant.

3.  Early June.  Close-up view from below
of blossoms in photo 1.

4.  Mid-August.  A group of plants with
developing capsules.  Note that the leaves are
a lighter green than in the spring.

5.  Early September.  A group of plants.

6.  Early September.  A group of plants
with capsules which have opened.

7.  Early September.  Seeds from the
capsules in photo 6.

8.  Mid-May. Plants with last-Year's
capsules.



9. June 7, 2009.  Close-up of buds.

Photos 1 and 3 taken along small road
on Eagle Summit.
65° 29.05' N,  145 °24.10' W
Elev. 3750 ft.

Photos 2 and 8 taken on Central
side of Eagle Summit.
65°  30.08' N,   145°  22.84' W
Elev. 3700 ft

Photo 4 taken on
Twelvemile Summit.
65°  23.661' N,   145°  59.128' W
Elev. 3050 ft.


 

Photo 5 taken near 1 mile
Pinnell Mountain Trail.
65° 29.1' N, 145° 26.2' W
Elev. 3850 ft.

Photos 6 and 7 taken near 2 mile
Pinnell Mountain Trail.
65° 29.6' N, 145° 27.7' W
Elev. 3900 ft.

Photo 9 taken in a ravine west of
Twelvemile Summit.
65° 23.6' N, 145° 58.8' W
Elev. 2950 ft.