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Ericaceae

Mossplant

Harrimanella hypnoides (L.) Coville

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Harrimanella

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Common names

By language (9)
Danish
Moslyng
English
Mossplant
Finnish
Sammalvarpio, Tunturisammalvarpio
Norwegian Bokmål
Moselyng
Norwegian Nynorsk
Moselyng
se
Sámilruvdorássi, Sámelruvdorássi
smn
Vielgistoŋâsrääsi
sms
Seeuʹter-ruʹvǩǩrääʹss
Swedish
Mossljung, Vit mossljung

Synonyms

  • Andromeda hypnoides L.
  • Cassiope hypnoides (L.) D.Don

Characteristics

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

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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.