A collection of flora from the pacific wonderland.

Rock Penny Cress (Thlaspi fendleri var. glaucum)

Silver Star Mountain, WA, 5/2015.

Silver Star Mountain, WA, 5/2015.

When the flowers are closed, it’d be easy to mistake this mustard family member for a clover of some sort.  The slightly lower, smaller, more southern peak of Washington’s Silver Star Mountain was covered in these gems the other weekend.

Silver Star Mountain, WA, 5/2015.

Silver Star Mountain, WA, 5/2015.

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This entry was posted on May 25, 2015 by . It was filed under Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, Columbia Gorge West, East of Cascades, June, Mid Elevation, mustard, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, white and was tagged with , , , .

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