CaryophyllaceaeMinuartia obtusiloba
Alpine Sandwort
Mat green with glands on stems and leaves. Leaves tiny, needle-shaped, flexible. Flowers on erect stems, small, sepals with narrowly rounded tips and edges rolled inward, petals 1 1/2 times larger than sepals. Uncommon. Grows with dwarf willows or on steep rocky slopes at high elevations.
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Flowering Time: Mid Summer
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 1--3 inches
- Habitat: Alpine, Subalpine
- Found In: Olympic NP, Mt. Rainier NP, Wallowas, N Cascades NP
- Native: Yes
