Cardionema ramosissimum
Caryophyllaceae
Sandmat Cardionema
Mats woolly. Stems prostrate, numerous, concealed by silver-white leaf bracts. Leaves fine needle-like spines. Flowers in small clusters scattered on stem, 5 tiny, densely woolly sepals enclosed with stout spiny calyx. Grows on dunes and sandy beaches along coast.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: Petals 4-5
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: Mat
- Habitat: Coastal
- Found In: Olympic NP
- Native: Yes
