Cassiope lycopodioides

Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D. Don:
China (Asia)
United States (North America)

Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.

Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

Global Range: SE Alaska, Aleutian Islands; N British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Islands. Also into Russia, and south to Washington State.

Comments: Mountain slopes.

Note: For many non-migratory species, occurrences are roughly equivalent to populations.

Estimated Number of Occurrences: 21 - 80

Comments: 36+ EOs,; 32 in Alaska, 6 in Canada [B.C. (6)].

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: N3 - Vulnerable

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: N4 - Apparently Secure

Rounded Global Status Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure

Reasons: 36 EOs documented in one part of range (Alaska), species possibly more overlooked there than rare, but considered rare in all other parts of the range.