Romanzoffia sitchensis

Sitka Mistmaiden

Sitka Mistmaiden
aka Cliff Romanzoffia. Photographed here in the rain, the mistmaiden’s ‘golden eye’ is a distinctive characteristis of this small bell-shaped white flower which is about 1/2″ (1 cm) across. Loose clusters of a few flowers can be found at the end of stems reaching to 10″. The leaves are round to kidney-shaped with five lobes and appear somewhat fleshy. Somewhat uncommon (in Rainier); found in wet rocky areas in low to middle elevations.

Family:

Hydrophyllaceae - WATERLEAF FAMILY

Genus:

Romanzoffia after Count Romanzoff, Russian patron of botany

Species:

sitchensis refers to Sitka Alaska
Photo location: Carbon River trail.