Tiny, delicate, and a world-beater

Androsace septentrionalis, June 9, 2021

Androsace septentrionalis, June 9, 2021

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.

A. septentrionalis, alpine version, June 16, 2021

A. septentrionalis, alpine version, June 16, 2021