Primary sources used for plant descriptions and species identification:
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington Herbarium Image Collection. http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php
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Schmoe, Floyd. A Year in Paradise, The Mountaineers, third printing, 1999.
Sharpe, Grant and Sharpe, Wenonah. 101 Wildflowers of Mt. Rainier National Park, University of Washington Press, 1957.
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Tracy, Donovan and Giblin David. Alpine Flowers of Mount Rainier, Burke Museum, Seattle, WA.