Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier Flora -- Gayophytum ramosissimum -- (Groundsmoke)

presented by Susan McDougall


Gayophytum ramosissimum

The petals are white or pink and very small, and the leaves are narrow and alternate.

Author: Susan McDougall
White River road, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.911, -121.5383, 3648
Date: July 26, 2016
Gayophytum ramosissimum

Very rare at the Park, here this diffusely-branched plant is growing in a slide near the road. It is also known at a few high elevations.

Author: Susan McDougall
White River road, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.911, -121.5383, 3648
Date: July 26, 2016

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