Cassiope lycopodioides




Family Ericaceae
Scientific name Cassiope lycopodioides (Pallas) D. Don
Synonyms Andromeda lycopodioides Pallas; Cassiope lycopodioides (Pallas) D. Don var. laxa Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) iwa-hige [rock hair]
(English common name) clubmoss mountain heather
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Mie Prefecture)
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Canada, USA
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants creeping. Flowers white corollas ca. 8mm long, flowering in July to August. Fruits ca. 3mm. Evergreen. Shrub.
Reference Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D. Don
Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D. Don
Cassiope lycopodioides
Skin lightening composition (US Patent 20060142382)



May 2008
at a nursery
May 2008
at a nursery