[The Pink Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Bigleaf Sandwort, Big-leaved Sandwort, Large-leaf Sandwort

Moehringia macrophylla

Synonym: Arenaria macrophylla

Bigleaf Sandwort, Big-leaved 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, Big-leaved 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, Big-leaved 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, Big-leaved 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.

Flower of Bigleaf Sandwort, Big-leaved 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.

Paul Slichter