jclines's Identifications

Leaves acute at base.

Scattered plants near margin of wet meadow near northern edge of Kaiser Pass Meadow, Sierra National Forest, Central Sierra Nevada, Fresno County, CA. ~9000-ft.

Only other flowering plant in this area Caltha leptosepala.

Nodal spines present; inflorescence with 5 or greater flowers; leaf glandular and hairy.

Localized population in a vernally moist area 15-ft from the top of the bank of Rancheria Creek in a mixed red fir and Jeffry pine woodland, Sierra National Forest, cSNH, Fresno County, California. ~8750-ft.