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western moss-heather

Cassiope mertensiana

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 159, February 147, March 229, April 268, May 414, June 360, July 677, August 379, September 224, October 178, November 143, December 145.
United States4,185
Canada3,704
British Columbia2,323
Washington1,333
California878
Nevada555
Alberta324
Alaska316
Idaho282
Nunavut237

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Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Group and habits

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familyheath family · Ericaceae
GenusCassiope

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