Mt. Rainier Flora --
Lewisia columbiana -- (Rock lewisia)
Very rare at the Park, this beautiful lewisia grows on rocky outcrops at middle to subalpine elevations.
Author: Susan McDougall
trail to Knapsack Pass, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9348, -121.8568
Date: August 3, 2016
The petals are veined and the 2 sepals are rounded, with glands.
Author: Susan McDougall
trail to Knapsack Pass, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9348, -121.8568
Date: August 3, 2016
The fleshy, narrow leaves are arranged in a basal rosette. The flowers are in an open panicle, on stems as much as a foot tall.
Author: Susan McDougall
trail to Knapsack Pass, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9348, -121.8568
Date: August 3, 2016
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