Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier Flora -- Minuartia rubella -- (Boreal Sandwort)

presented by Susan McDougall


Minuartia rubella

The flowers are borne in groups of 2-5, and the five white petals are slightly longer than the green sepals.

Author: Susan McDougall
Second Burroughs Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9063, -121.6897, 7382
Date: August 26, 2014
Minuartia rubella

Tufted and short, this sandwort grows in rocky subalpine habitats to elevations of 7,000 feet or more. The leaves are tiny and sharply pointed.

Author: Susan McDougall
Second Burroughs Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9063, -121.6897, 7382
Date: August 26, 2014

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