Olympic Endemics
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Introduction
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Although there does not appear to be a clear consensus at this time, I think there are 9 plants that are endemic to the Ol...
1. Piper's bellflower, Campanula piperi
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Blooms July to August Found in cracks in bedrock in subalpine to alpine zones. Frequently found in conjuction with Flett’s ...
2. Flett's violet, Viola flettii
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Blooms June to July Found in cracks in bedrock, occasionally on talus slopes in subalpine to alpine zones Frequently found in conjunc...
3. Olympic rockmat (Henderson's rock spirea), Petrophytum hendersonii
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Blooms July to August Found in bedrock cracks and talus slopes although I have not yet found any in talus. ...
4. Webster's senecio, Senecio neowebsteri
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Blooms in August to September Found on open talus slopes Webster's senecio habitat: open, loose, talus slopes ...
5. Olympic Mountain synthyris, Synthyris pinnatifida var. lanuginosa
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Still looking for this one.... but here's the lowdown on it as near as I can tell..... Synthyris are also called kittentails because ...
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6. Olympic Mountain milkvetch, Astragalus australis var. olympicus
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Olympic Mountain milkvetch is said to be one of the more threatened of the endemics.
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