Sticky Asphodel, Sticky Tofieldia, Tofieldia
Triantha occidentalis
ssp. brevistyla
Synonyms: Tofieldia glutinosa ssp. absona, Tofieldia glutinosa ssp. brevistyla, Tofieldia glutinosa var. absona, Tofieldia glutinosa var. brevistyla, Tofieldia glutinosa var. intermedia
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The photo above shows a close-up of a stem
leaf of tofieldia as seen near 5900' along the Highline Trail #114 in moist
meadows just below (northwest of) Foggy Flats on the northern slopes of Mt.
Adams.........July 11, 2005. Note the tiny, gland-tipped hairs on the
stem.
Paul Slichter