Silene acaulis - In the Magnolia class. The small pink wildflowers
arise in a domed cushion which has a solid long taproot.It is common
on the tundra of the high arctic and the rocky Mountains. I have seen it
often on my arctic canoe trips. It displays "compass flowering" with the
flowers developing initially on the south face of the cushion and later on
the north side.
7-9-09
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