Minuartia obtusiloba, June 16, 2023
Mt. Champion 12,500’, June 23
Geissler, 12,300’, July 21, 2023
Common & scientific name
Alpine sandwort, Minuartia obtusiloba
Family
Pink, Caryophyllacaea
Location
Blue Lake, 12,400’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Reminiscent of Alpine forget-me-nots and Moss campion in its matted structure and (relatively) large flowers compared to its leaves, alpine sandwort thrives, too, on dry, rocky, windy alpine ridges, and is always a treat to encounter.
East summit, 12,100’, July 2, 2023