Nuttall's Sandwort
Minuartia nuttallii ssp. nuttallii
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower
of Nuttall's sandwort. Photographed on Little Mt. Adams (6815') on the southeastern
flanks of Mt. Adams..............July 16, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the sepals
of Nuttall's sandwort. Photographed on Little Mt. Adams (6815') on the southeastern
flanks of Mt. Adams..............July 16, 2005. Note the clear to whitish membranous
margins to the sepals.
The photo above shows a close-up of the basal
leaves, several pairs of stem leaves and terminal flower of Nuttall's sandwort.
Photographed on Little Mt. Adams (6815') on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams..............July
16, 2005.
The photo above shows the uppermost pair of
stem leaves with the buds of the axillary inflorescences of Nuttall's sandwort.
Photographed on Little Mt. Adams (6815') on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams..............July
16, 2005. Note the numerous long, spreading and often gland-tipped hairs on
the stems, calyx and leaves.
The photo above shows the flower of Nuttall's
sandwort as seen on Little Mt. Adams on the east side of Mt. Adams. Photographed
July 17, 2006.
The photo above shows the glandular leaves
of Nuttall's sandwort along the northern rim of the Ridge of Wonders on the
east side of Mt. Adams. Photographed September 8, 2001.
The photo above shows the inflorescence of
Nuttall's sandwort along the northern rim of the Ridge of Wonders on the east
side of Mt. Adams. Photographed September 8, 2001. Note the glandular stems
and sepals, the latter being narrow and tapering gradually to a pointed tip.
The photo above shows Nuttall's sandwort along
the northern rim of the Ridge of Wonders on the east side of Mt. Adams. Photographed
September 8, 2001. It is typically found inrocky alpine areas, often amongst
talus.
Paul Slichter