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Cassiope mertensiana
As recorded: Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) G.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 7215
- Date
- July 18, 1925
- Locality
- Chelan County, Van Epps Pass.
- Region
- Washington, United States
- Elevation
- 1,890 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 18, 1925, St.John, H. also collected 14 other specimens.
Cassiope mertensiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,108 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Arlington, WA 98223, USA
(c) greymstreet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Garibaldi, Squamish-Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
(c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-04
Comox Valley, BC, Canada
(c) tlavdov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Comox Valley, BC, Canada
(c) trientalid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Ashford, WA 98304, USA
(c) James Usalis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Jasper, AB, CA
(c) keltie_n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cassiope mertensiana. BISH 454870. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505649. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454870.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505649 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
