Cassiope 642678 216345092 2008-06-01T05:42:15Z OhanaUnited 1792248 /* External links */ wikispecies {{Taxobox | name = ''Cassiope'' | image = Bellheather1.jpg | image_width = 300px | image_caption = ''[[Cassiope tetragona]]'' | regnum = [[Plantae]] | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Ericales]] | familia = [[Ericaceae]] | genus = '''''Cassiope''''' | genus_authority = [[David Don|D.Don]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[Cassiope ericoides]]''<br/> ''[[Cassiope fastigiata]]''<br/> ''[[Cassiope hypnoides]]''<br/> ''[[Cassiope lycopodioides]]''<br/> ''[[Cassiope mertensiana]]''<br/> ''[[Cassiope selaginoides]]''<br/> ''[[Cassiope stelleriana]]''<br/> ''[[Cassiope tetragona]]''<br/> ''[[Cassiope wardii]]'' }} '''''Cassiope''''' is a [[genus]] of 9-12 small [[shrub]]by [[species]] in the family [[Ericaceae]]. They are native to the [[Arctic]] and north temperate montane regions. Common names, shared with several other similar related genera, include [[heather]] and [[heath]]. The genus is named after [[Cassiopeia (mythology)|Cassiopeia]] of Greek mythology. ==External links== {{wikispecies}} *[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3449,3550 Jepson Manual Treatment] *[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CASSI3 USDA Plants Profile] [[Category:Ericaceae]] {{Ericaceae-stub}} [[da:Kantlyng-slægten]] [[es:Cassiope]] [[nl:Cassiope]] [[pt:Cassiope]]