Thymeleaf Sandwort, Thyme-leaf Sandwort, Sabline a Feuilles de Serpolet
Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia
Synonym: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia
Thymeleaf sandwort as seen in bloom along the North Fork Catherine Creek Trail #1905, Eagle Cap Wilderness......June 12, 2018.
The photo above shows a thyme-leaf sandwort. Note that the petals are about 2/3 the length of the calyx and that the petals are not toothed or lobed. Photographed along the Umatilla Rim Trail at the eastern edge of the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness in northeastern Oregon........June 24, 2007.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower and pedicel of thyme-leaf sandwort. Photographed along the Umatilla Rim Trail at the eastern edge of the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness in northeastern Oregon........June 24, 2007.
The photo above shows a close-up of the calyx of thyme-leaf sandwort. Photographed along the Umatilla Rim Trail at the eastern edge of the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness in northeastern Oregon........June 24, 2007. Note the slightly scarious (white) margins and hairs on the calyx and the marginal hairs on the leaves.
The photo above shows a close-up of the stem leaves of thyme-leaf sandwort. Note the mumerous hairs on the stems. Photographed along the Umatilla Rim Trail at the eastern edge of the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness in northeastern Oregon........June 24, 2007.
The photo above shows thyme-leaf sandwort. Photographed along the Umatilla Rim Trail at the eastern edge of the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness in northeastern Oregon........June 24, 2007.
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The 3 photos seen directly above show close-up views of the inflorescence of thyme-leaf sandwort as seen on prairie slopes high above the lower Imnaha River along the trail between Buckhorn Lookout and Eureka Bar in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest........June 27, 2008.
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Thyme-leaf sandwort as seen from along the Little Spokane River in the Little Spokane River Natural Area.........May 23, 2010.
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Thyme-leaf sandwort as seen at Fields Springs State Park, Asotin County, Washington.......June 11, 2013.
Paul Slichter