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Scientific Name: Cassiope Mertensiana    Common Name: Alpine Heather or White Mountain Heather    Family: Heath    Color: White   Description: The rounded, bell-shaped flowers with petals slightly reflexed at the tips have red sepals, and nod from red pedicels extending from stems scaled with overlapping, needle-like leaves. Habitat: Like red mountain heather, it is found near mid to upper elevation lake edges and stream banks. Comments: This hardy but delicate-looking flower was an alpine favorite of John Muir.