Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Ericales > Ericaceae > Cassiope > Cassiope tetragonaCassiope tetragona (white arctic mountain heather)Cassiope tetragona (common names include Arctic bell-heather, white Arctic mountain heather and Arctic white heather) is a plant native to the high Arctic and northern Norway, where it is found widely. It grows on ridges and heaths, often in abundance and forming a distinctive and attractive plant community. In Greenland, indigenous peoples use the plant as important source of fuel. Because of high resin content, it burns even when wet. The plant can also be used in cooking. Canadian chef Louis Charest used arctic heather as a smoked herb for the 2016 Three Amigos Summit state dinner. |
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Aulavik National Park |
II |
3021211 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Auyuittuq National Park |
II |
4808115 |
Nunavut, Canada |
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Bering Land Bridge National Preserve |
Ib |
2823882 |
Alaska, United States |
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Denali Biosphere Reserve |
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1932364 |
Alaska, United States |
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Gates of the Arctic National Park |
Ib |
184461 |
Alaska, United States |
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Ivvavik National Park |
II |
2382752 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Kluane National Park and Reserve National Park Reserve |
II |
5463436 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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757114 |
Russia |
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Nahanni National Park Reserve |
II |
1309627 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Noatak Biosphere Reserve |
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7500143 |
Alaska, United States |
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Ostrov Vrangelya (Wrangel Island) Zapovednik Nature Monument |
III |
180 |
Russia |
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Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary Migratory Bird Sanctuary |
IV |
15335601 |
Nunavut, Canada |
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Quttinirpaaq (Ellesmere Island) National Park Reserve |
II |
9436606 |
Nunavut, Canada |
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Sirmilik National Park |
II |
5475284 |
Canada |
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Taimyrsky Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
4403240 |
Taimyr, Russia |
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Tuktut Nogait National Park |
II |
5761538 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Ukkusiksalik National Park |
II |
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Nunavut, Canada |
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Vuntut National Park |
II |
1076795 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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