Mountain Heather (Cassiope)
Description
Cassiope is a genus of nine to twelve shrubby plants of the heath family ( Ericaceae ). The botanical name Cassiope is derived from Cassiopeia from Greek mythology. The species are native to the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere . C. tetragona comes at the high arctic tundra of Greenland before.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ericales
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Family: Ericaceae
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Genus: Cassiope
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