Harrimanella hypnoides
| Harrimanella hypnoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Harrimanella Coville |
| Species: | H. hypnoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Harrimanella hypnoides (L.) Coville | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cassiope hypnoides L. | |
Harrimanella hypnoides, also known as moss bell heather, is a plant in the family Ericaceae. Sometimes it's also called Cassiope hypnoides but Harrimanella hypnoides is the accepted name at ITIS. It is the sole species in the genus Harrimanella.
The plant is cold hardy dicot perennial found growing on rock crevasses in the Canadian arctic, Quebec, and the Northeastern United States.
It is currently listed as a threatened species.
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