White Arctic Mountain Heather

Cassiope tetragona (L.) D. Don

Heath family

Plant Type

Subshrub, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5 inches

Spread

3.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Low

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.0 – 7.0

Frost-Free Days 75 days

Precipitation 20 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Gynaephora rossii

Fall Color No

Evergreen Yes

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Montana, Washington
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Yukon
DEN: Greenland

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.