[The Pink Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Red Sandspurry

Spergularia rubra

Synonym: Arenaria rubra

Close-up of a flower of Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra (Synonym: Arenaria rubra)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of red sandspurry as seen along a logging road at about 4050' atop the ridge dividing the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..............July 10, 2005.

Flower and upper stem leaves of Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra (Synonym: Arenaria rubra)

The photo above shows a close-up of the underside of a flower and narrow stem leaves of red sandspurry as seen along a logging road at about 4050' atop the ridge dividing the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..............July 10, 2005.

Paul Slichter