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Cassiope tetragona L.D.Don. ssp. tetragona L.

Place: Dyrevika,
Kongsfjorden

Place: Blomstrandhalvøya

Place: Dyrevika, Kongsfjorden

Place: Colesdalen

Place: Adventdalen

Place: Vårfluesjøen

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380 meter, Lundbohmfjellet.

Scientific name, meaning and origin:

Cassiope: Named after Queen Kassiope in Ethiopia in Greek mythology.

tetragona, tetragonus: Square.

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Cassiope tetragona ssp. tetragona

English name:White Arctic Bell-heather
German name:
Norwegian name:Kantlyng
Familiy:Ericaceae

Synonyms:

Cassiope tetragona (L.) D. Do

Scientific data:


Groupe:
Lifeform:Perennial wood
Worldwide distribution:
Distribution on Svalbard:
Diploid/Polyploid:Diploid
Chromosome number (2n):26
Pollination vector:
Main mode of pollination:
Source: Brochmann, C. & Steen, S.W, 1999 - Sex and genes in the flora of Svalbard

All species of the genus Cassiope:

  • Cassiope tetragona ssp. tetragona