A crowning achievement

Rhodiola rhodantha, July 8, 2020

Rhodiola rhodantha, July 8, 2020

R. rhodantha, August 6, 2020

R. rhodantha, August 6, 2020

Common & scientific name
Queen’s crown, Rhodiola rhodantha

Family
Stonecrop, Crassulaceae

Location
Upper Lost Man, 12,000’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This succulent beauty always grows in wet places and has a taller, rounder top of pinkish-red flowers than King’s crown, which has a flatter top of dark-wine, sometimes almost black flowers, and which can grow in dryer locations. 

R. rhodantha, July 15, 2020

R. rhodantha, July 15, 2020

R. rhodantha leaves, August 24, 2020

R. rhodantha leaves, August 24, 2020