More common east of the Cascades, this arnica is rare at the Park. Here it grows at high elevation on the Crystal Mountain ridgeline.
Author: Susan McDougall
Crystal Mountain ridgeline, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9457, -121.502
Date: August 8, 2014
The basal leaves are broad and borne on long stems; the stem leaves are toothed, with the middle leaves larger than the ones near the base.
Author: Susan McDougall
Crystal Mountain ridgeline, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9457, -121.502
Date: August 8, 2014
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