Creeping-glow-wort, Creeping Sibbaldia, Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens (Synonyms: Potentilla procumberns, Potentilla sibbaldii)
[The Rose Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Creeping-glow-wort, Creeping Sibbaldia, Sibbaldia

Sibbaldia procumbens

Synonyms: Potentilla procumbens, Potentilla sibbaldii

Creeping-glow-wort, Creeping Sibbaldia, Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens (Synonyms: Potentilla procumberns, Potentilla sibbaldii)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the flower and leaves of Sibbaldia as seen at about 8000' in the Devils Garden on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005. Note that the tiny oblanceolate petals are shorter than the triangular sepals. The petals seem to be reliably a creamy light yellow in color. The plant usually forms small mats on moist, gritty soils in alpine habitats.

Sites this Species May be Seen on Mt. Adams:

1. Along the Highline Trail #114 from the western-most branch of the Muddy Fork up into the Devils Garden. I would imagine it may be found elsewhere above timberline, but it is not commonly seen as it blooms soon after the snow melts!

2. Slopes above High Camp at the northern corner of the mountain.


Leaf of Creeping-glow-wort, Creeping Sibbaldia, Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens (Synonyms: Potentilla procumberns, Potentilla sibbaldii)

The photo above shows a a small, ternately compound leaf of Sibbaldia as seen at about 8000' in the Devils Garden on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Adams........July 24, 2005. The leaf is very reminiscent of its cousin, the strawberry.

Creeping-glow-wort, Creeping Sibbaldia, Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens (Synonyms: Potentilla procumberns, Potentilla sibbaldii)

Sibbaldia blooming on a moist bank above a creek between the Pacific Crest Trail and High Camp in the Mount Adams Wilderness............August 19, 2013.

Paul Slichter