Silene suksdorfii Robins.
Annotated by Ben Legler, Sep 2016.

Washington: Skamania County: Gifford Pinchot National Forest: slope just south of High Camp on northwest side of Mt. Adams. Elev. 2131 m.
46.236459° N, 121.523043° W
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 4 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS. Invalid coordinates (located outside county bounds).
Fine volcanic scree with scattered boulders on a southwest-facing alpine slope below old terminal moraine of receeding glacier; mostly bare, with sparse, scattered patches of Sibbaldia procumbens, Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii, Penstemon davidsonii, and Carex spectabilis. Petals pale pink, bilobed (lateral lobes absent), appendages 2; plants nearly all past flower; carpophore ca 2-3 mm, puberulent; calyx glandular; leaves spreading against ground, ca 15 x 2-3 mm, puberulent; flowering stems 2-6 cm tall; plants forming low mats to 30 cm wide; locally frequent. Phenology: Flowers & Fruits.

Ben Legler 14366, Sep 4, 2016
With Sara Legler
WTU