Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Aug 12, 2020 10:18 PM concerning plant:
Information from "The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers":
The white flowers, somewhat star-like, may have inspired the genus name of this plant, for in Greek mythology, Cassiopeia was set among the stars as a constellation.
![Location: Panorama Ridge, Banff N.P., alpine zone.
Date: 2011-08-02
Back of leaves not grooved as in [i]C. tetragona[/i], nor papery-](/pics/2013-12-31/growitall/cff5ab-250.jpg "Location: Panorama Ridge, Banff N.P., alpine zone.
Date: 2011-08-02
Back of leaves not grooved as in [i]C. tetragona[/i], nor papery-")
