Claytonia megarhiza, June 18, 2021
MEGA megarhiza (2’ in diameter), Sayres Ridge, 13,300’, July 2, 2021
C. megarhiza, multitudes, Grizzly ridge, 13,000’, July 22, 2021
Common & scientific name
Alpine springbeauty, Claytonia megarhiza
Family
Purslane, Portulaceae
Location
Lackawanna ridge, 13,000’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This totally unmistakeable plant can be found growing among rocks in the high alpine. Its white flowers, colored with yellow centers and pink anthers, are found squeezed tight within a round rosette of succulent leaves that are deep purple at emergence, turn green during bloom, then bright red after.
C. megarhiza, Difficult Peak, 12,600’, June 27, 2021
C. megarhiza, Grizzly ridge, 13,000’, July 22, 2021
C. megarhiza, more multitudes, Grizzly ridge, 13,000’, July 22, 2021