Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier Flora -- Cardamine occidentalis -- (Western Bittercress)

presented by Susan McDougall


Cardamine occidentalis

The base of the stems of this bittercress are enlarged, and the 1-2 foot stems sometimes lean over. There are a few pinnately-divided basal leaves and the stem leaves are reduced in size. The flowers have four white petals.

Author: Susan McDougall
Glacier Basin Trail
GPS: 46.8996, -121.6713, 4990
Date: July 13, 2016
Cardamine occidentalis

Rare in the Park, this is a species of open subalpine habitat.

Author: Susan McDougall
Glacier Basin Trail
GPS: 46.8996, -121.6713, 4990
Date: July 13, 2016

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