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Cassiope mertensiana
Small, branching shrub. The short, erect, snakelike stems are covered in tiny leathery scalelike leaves only a few millimeters long. From between the layers of scale leaves emerge reddish pedicels each bearing a petite, hanging, down-facing, bell-shaped flower. (wikipedia)
Rocky Mountains; north-west facing slope of the valley. Sub alpine forest.
Spotted on Jul 20, 2011
Submitted on Apr 13, 2012
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