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Eremogone pumicola

Eremogone capillaris

mountain sandwort, thread-leaved sandwort
Habit 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.

Eremogone pumicola

Eremogone capillaris
Flowering time June-August
Habitat Mostly montane to alpine meadows and slopes.
Distribution
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to northern Oregon and northern Nevada, east to Northwest Territory, Alberta, Idaho, and Montana.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
E. aculeata, E. capillaris, E. congesta, E. franklinii
E. aculeata, E. congesta, E. franklinii
Subordinate taxa
E. capillaris var. americana
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