Collected
23 August 2002.
Alaska, United States
Elevation: 304m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Subalpine ridge, at base of granite boulders (tors). Dark brown silt soil (+organics)
Number of plants sampled: 318
Associated species: Associated with Empetrum nigrum, Anemone narcissiflora, Loiseleuria procumbens, Betula nana, Cladina rangiferina, Cladina arbuscula, Cetraria nivalis, Cetraria cuculata.
Comment: Shrub, height 0.07 meters. [Descriptive information from the herbarium specimen at Kew: "Shrub, 7cm. Flower bright magenta when fresh, with a purple hue when over-mature. Red immature capsules also present. No closely related species present."]