Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Ericales > Family Ericaceae > Genus Cassiope

Cassiope hypnoides (L.) D. Don

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cassiope*	D. Don	accepted genus name
*Harrimanella*	Coville	heterotypic synonym
*Cassiope hypnoides*	(L.) D. Don	taxonomically included in
*Cassiope tetragona*	(L.) D. Don	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Andromeda hypnoides*	L.	basionym
*Harrimanella hypnoides*	(L.) Coville	homotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: (tunturi)sammalvarpio sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Icelandic: Mosalyng sources: Wasowicz, P. 2020: Annotated checklist of vascular plants of Iceland. – Garðabæ: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands

Swedish: mossljung

Literature

nomenclatural reference	in Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 158. 1834

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. Cassiope hypnoides (L.) D. Don. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/a31bb07a-cd0b-4f19-9966-2fdbe2ee9f8c

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2010 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.