Ericaceae

Clubmoss cassiope

Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D.Don

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Cassiope

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Clubmoss cassiope: Cassiope lycopodioides , Mount Chōkai, Yamagata pref., Japan — Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 岩髭
English: Clubmoss cassiope, Clubmoss mountain heather
Japanese: イワヒゲ, 岩髭

Synonyms

Andromeda lycopodioides Pall.
Cassiope lycopodioides subsp. cristapilosa Calder & Roy L.Taylor
Cassiope lycopodioides var. cristapilosa (Calder & Roy L.Taylor) B.Bovin
Erica lycopodioides (Pall.) K.F.Waitz

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118 https://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.