[Wildflowers with 5 Petals East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

The Heath Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Ericaceae

Four-angled Mountain Heather, White Arctic Mountain Heather: Cassiope tetragona ssp. saximontana

Four-angled Mountain Heather: Cassiope tetragona ssp. saximontana

Members of the Heath Family Found East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington:

Bear Berries, Manzanita and Kinnikinnicks: The Genus Arctostaphylos -

Mountain and Moss Heathers: The Genus Cassiope -

Prince's Pines or Pipsissewas: The Genus Chimaphila -

Wintergreens: The Genus Gaultheria -

Laurels: The Genus Kalmia -

Fool's Huckleberry: The Genus Menziesia -

Single Delight: The Genus Moneses -

Indian-pipes & Pinesaps: The Genus Monotropa -

Wintergreens and Pyrolas: The Genus Orthilia -

Mountain Heathers: The Genus Phyllodoce -

Pinedrops: The Genus Pterospora - Plants without green leaves. Stems yellowish to reddish-brown, glandular-hairy, and over 25 cm tall and about 1 cm thick. Plants are saprophytic.

Wintergreens and Pyrolas: The Genus Pyrola -

Azaleas. Labrador Teas, and Rhododendrons: The Genus Rhododendron -

Blueberries, Cranberries and Huckleberries: The Genus Vaccinium -


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