Common & scientific name
Pygmyflower rockjasmine, Androsace septentrionalis
Family
Primrose, Primulaceae
Location
Lower Lost Man, 10,500
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
A highly variable but totally distinctive wildflower, of the most diminutive and delicate sort. Standing just a few inches above the ground, with impossibly tiny flowers, it grows throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, from sea level to the alpine.