[The Pink Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort

Minuartia arctica

(Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica)

Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica)

The photo above shows a mat of Arctic sandwort as seen from the slopes of Camp Ridge above Camp Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve.............6/22/2002.

Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica)

Flower of Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica) - Sepals and upper stem leaves of Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica) - Sepals and upper stem leaves of Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica)

Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica) - Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica)

Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica) - Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica)

Additional close-up views of Arctic sandwort as seen on rocky slopes near the crest of Camp Ridge above Camp Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve.............June 16, 2012.

Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica)

A nice mat of arctic sandwort as seen on mining talus on Quigley Ridge, Denali National Park and Preserve.............June 18, 2012.

Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica)

The photo above shows Arctic sandwort as seen from the slopes of Gravel Mt., Denali National Park and Preserve.............6/27/2002.

Arctic Sandwort, Arctic Stitchwort: Minuartia arctica (Synonyms: Alsine arctica, Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica)

The photo above shows the short floral stem arising from a mat of leaves of Arctic sandwort as seen from the slopes of Gravel Mt., Denali National Park and Preserve.............6/27/2002.

Field Chickweed, Field Mouse-ear: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum (Synonyms: Cerastium arvense ssp. maximum, Cerastium viride) - Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense - Field Chickweed, Field Mouse-ear: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum (Synonyms: Cerastium arvense ssp. maximum, Cerastium viride)

The photos on this page show arctic sandwort as seen from along the trail between Camp Denali and summit of Camp Ridge, Denali National Park and Preserve.......June 22, 2002.

Paul Slichter