Most common on the southeast side of the Park in dense, lowland forests, the showy blossoms are white bracts.
Author: Susan McDougall
Highway 123, near Steven's Canyon entrance, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7211, -121.5766
Date: May 18, 2014
This is an over-wintering "bud": the packed central flowers are surrounded by the unexpanded bracts. The fruit is an aggregation of berries that turn red when mature.
Author: Susan McDougall
Highway 123, near Steven's Canyon entrance, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7211, -121.5766
Date: October 23, 2014
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