Cassiope hypnoides (L.) D.Don

First published in Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 158 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic to NE. U.S.A. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Labrador, Maine, New Hampshire, Newfoundland, North European Russi, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nunavut, Québec, Svalbard, Sweden, West Siberia

Extinct in:

New York

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Harrimanella hypnoides.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009). Flora of North America North of Mexico 8: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Malyschev, L.I. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Siberia 11: 1-310. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 5, 2023 Breman, E.; McCabe, S.; Johnson, N.; Weststrand, S.; Aronsson, M. [EB23019] Sweden Harrimanella hypnoides K009000899 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0