Alpine Flora of Washington State
Mt Rainier and South Cascades













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Little Tahoma and Mt Rainier
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Mt Rainier in the central Cascades of Washington state. 

Lupinus latifolius
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A field of lupines in middle summer.

Lewisia
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Found in the snow melt

Erigeron aureus
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Golden fleabane found in Washington and northward to BC.

Cassiope mertensiana
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This "white heather" has scaled foliage.

Phyllodoce glanduliflora
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This "white heather" has needle-like foliage.

Collomia debilis
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Restricted to alpine rocky scree.

Dicentra uniflora
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Steer's head. Flowers early, quickly, then disappears.

Campanula scabrella
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Small upright bells above fuzzy foliage in dry rocky scree.

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Phlox diffusa
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The most common cushion phlox in the state.

Potentilla fruticosa
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Mounds of the shrubby cinquefoil.

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Lupinus lepidus in pumice covered plain in south Cascades.