[The Pink Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort

Moehringia macrophylla

Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla

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

The above photo of big-leaf sandwort was shot along Forest Rd 82 at an approximate elevation of 2542' on Mt. Adams.........May 7, 2005.

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

Island Springs C.G., southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 30, 2006.

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

Island Springs C.G., southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 30, 2006.

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

Photographed along the Crofton Ridge Trail on Crofton Ridge on the southern flanks of Mt. Adams..........May 28, 2005.

Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla (Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla) - Flower and upper stem leaves of Bigleaf Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla (Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla)

Big-leaf sandworts in bloom at left along the Morrison Creek Trail #39 near the junction with the Wicky Creek Trail #39A, Mount Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest....May 29, 2020. The photo at right shows big-lef sandwort in bloom in a forest opening at Trout Lake Creek Campground, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......June 2, 2022.

Paul Slichter