Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier Flora -- Pectiantia breweri -- (Brewer's Mitrewort)

presented by Susan McDougall


Pectiantia breweri

The five petals are intricately divided and greenish. The flowers are borne on a tall raceme.

Author: Susan McDougall
Louise Lake, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7693, -121.7154, 4652
Date: July 9, 2014
Pectiantia breweri

Formerly in the Mitella genus, this species is the most common mitrewort at the Park. It grows in the lower subalpine in open forest. The leaves are wide and scalloped.

Author: Susan McDougall
Louise Lake, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7693, -121.7154, 4652
Date: July 9, 2014

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