Mt. Rainier Flora --
Equisetum variegatum -- (Northern Scouring-rush)
The conelike structures are less than a centimeter tall.
Author: Susan McDougall
Mountain Meadows, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9447, -121.886
Date: August 3, 2016
Known from a single location at the Park, the stems are unbranched and have about 5-10 grooves. The cones are small.
Author: Susan McDougall
Mountain Meadows, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9447, -121.886
Date: August 3, 2016
The many stems are growing near the edge of a wet meadow. This is subspecies variegatum.
Author: Susan McDougall
Mountain Meadows, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9447, -121.886
Date: August 3, 2016
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