Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) G. Don var. gracilis (Piper) C.L. Hitchc.
[= Cassiope mertensiana ssp. gracilis]
Annotated by Hannah Marx, 10 Dec 2013. Sources: Flora of PNW.

Idaho: Custer County: Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest: Sawtooth Mountains: Thompson Peak: Meadow just at base of west side of mountain, just south of a snowpack Elev. 10105 ft.
44° 8' 31.9" N, 115° 48.8" W
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 280 meters. Coordinate Source: Digital Map.
Moist alpine meadow near seasonal lake and snowpack. Highly diverse; collected over two days. Stop at treeline: Pinus albicaulis, Abies lasiocarpa, Juniperus communis. Dominated by sedges. Assoc.: Cassiope mertensiana, Phyllodoce empetriformi, Gentiana calycosa. White flowers, red stalks, scatterd in rocks. Leaf tissue in silica gel at ID. Phenology: Flowers.

Basya Clevenger 2012-015, Aug 1, 2012
With Hannah Marx
ID, Accession: 169254, Barcode: ID169577