Arenaria/Eremogone fendleri, June 23, 2021
Common & scientific name
Fender’s sandwort, Arenaria/Eremogone fendleri
Family
Pink, Caryophyllaceae
Location
Northeast of summit, 12,000’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This charming pink likes loose rock and dirt, and delights with its dainty structure and magenta anthers, in such contrast to its preferred habitat. The anthers and its glandular habit (dots of sticky secretions, which often collect dirt) distinguish this from Arenaria/Eremogone congesta.