Lycopodium alpinum L. × Lycopodium sitchense Rupr.
[= Diphasiastrum alpinum × Diphasiastrum sitchense]
Annotated by Ben Legler, 2010.

Washington: Whatcom County: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: southeast side of Yellow Aster Butte, at base of large talus slope above trail ca. 0.6 trail miles SW of Gold Run Pass. Elev. 1590 m.
48.950726° N, 121.67598° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate Source: GPS.
Stable, vegetated talus slope of calcareous gneiss, with serpentine outcrop at base, on a subalpine, south facing slope near treeline; with low herbaceous cover of Potentilla flabellifolia, Luetkea pectinata, Ranunculus eschscholtzii, Athyrium alpestre, Valeriana sitchensis, Carex, and some Vaccinium and Phyllodoce. Foliage blue-green; leaves needle-like, four-ranked or whorled; mat-forming, several patches; much less common than Lycopodium sitchense here. Phenology: Spores.

Ben Legler 11840, Aug 29, 2010
With Timothy J. McNitt
WTU, Accession: 407121, Barcode: WTU-V-019801