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Definition of Cassiope mertensiana
1. Noun. Heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cassiope Mertensiana
| Casta Castalian Castanea chrysophylla Castanea crenata Castanea dentata |
Literary usage of Cassiope mertensiana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1906)
"cassiope mertensiana, Don. Heath Family. Small shrubby, alpine, evergreen plants
with the aspect of club mosses. Branches.—Six to twelve inches high, ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... Gentiana prostrata, G. frígida, G. Newberryi, G. Parryi, and G. simplex, Phlox
bryoides and P. cespitosa, Polemonium confertum, cassiope mertensiana, ..."
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