[Sandworts: The Genus Moehringia in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort

Moehringia macrophylla

Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla

Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla (Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla) - Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla (Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla)

Bigleaf sandwort as seen at left along the Eight Mile Loop Trail (on Five Mile Butte), Mount Hood National Forest...........May 17, 2015. The photo at right shows bigleaf sandwort as seen in a clear cut at Monte Cristo Natural Area Preserve......June 21, 2022.

Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla (Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla)

Bigleaf sandwort observed at Grizzly Creek Campground, Jackson County Parks, OR......May 29, 2021.

Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla (Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla) - Flower of Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla (Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla)

The photo at left shows big-leaf sandwort was shot along Forest Rd 82 at an approximate elevation of 2542' on Mt. Adams.........May 7, 2005. The image at right was photographed along the Crofton Ridge Trail on Crofton Ridge on the southern flanks of Mt. Adams..........May 28, 2005.

Close-up of a flower of Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla (Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla) - Flower of Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla (Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla)

The image at left shows the flower of bigleaf sandwort as seen at Island Springs C.G., southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 30, 2006. The image at right was photographed along the Crofton Ridge Trail on Crofton Ridge on the southern flanks of Mt. Adams.........May 28, 2005.

Close-up of the sepals of Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla (Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla) - Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla (Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla)

The image at left shows the inflorescence of bigleaf sandwort at Island Springs C.G., southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 30, 2006. The image at right shows bigleaf sandwort at the forest edge alongside What Road at the high point on Department of Natural Resources lands, Yakima County, WA.....May 31, 2024. (T16R16E S7)

Paul Slichter