Mt. Rainier Flora --
Pedicularis ornithorhyncha -- (Bird's-beak Lousewort)
The beak narrows to a small tip, and the lip is broad.
Author: Susan McDougall
near Panorama Point, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.803, -121.7321, 6625
Date: August 14, 2014
Occasionally white flowers are encountered. This plant grows alongside a trail on a rocky slope near Panorama Point on the south side of the Park.
Author: Susan McDougall
near Panorama Point, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.8028, -121.7318, 6623
Date: August 14, 2014
The beak is bent at a right angle, and the flowers are crowded into a short cluster.
Author: Susan McDougall
Skyline Trail, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7930, -121.7168, 5951
Date: August 29, 2014
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