Fescue sandwort

Eremogone capillaris

General: Tufted, glaucous perennial from a branched crown, usually glabrous below and glandular-pubescent above, the numerous flowering stems 5-30 cm. tall.
Leaves: Basal leaves many, ascending, narrowly linear, pointed, 2-4 cm. long and 0.5-1 mm. broad, 1-nerved; cauline leaves 2-4 pairs below the bracts, about half as long as the basal leaves.
Flowers: Flowers few in an open, terminal inflorescence; sepals 5, 3-4.5 mm. long, ovate, membranous-margined, purplish-tinged, thickened at the base; petals 5, white, about twice as long as the sepals; stamens 10; styles 3.
Fruits: Capsule ovoid, up to twice as long as the sepals, opening by 6 teeth.
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Appearance

Mat from spreading woody base. Leaves from base linear, thread-like, erect or often curved, not rigid, 1–3 in., green. Mat of leaves feels soft to the touch. Flower stems 2–6 in. high with 2–3 pairs of leaves. Few flowers on stalks 1/2–3/4 in. long at stem top. Flowers about 1/2 in. across with 5 short, nearly round sepals often tinted purple, 5 white petals twice as long as sepals, 10 stamens.
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Naming

Arenaria capillaris
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Distribution

Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska south to northern Oregon and northern Nevada, east to Alberta and Montana.

Habitat

Sagebrush plains to rocky subalpine slopes.

References:

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http://www.pnwflowers.com/flower/arenaria-capillaris
http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusEremogone
SpeciesEremogone capillaris
Photographed in
United States of America