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Sitka Mistmaiden  Geotagged,Romanzoffia sitchensis,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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''Romanzoffia sitchensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Sitka mistmaiden. It is native to western North America from Alaska through British Columbia and Alberta to far northern California and Montana.

It grows in moist, rocky habitat, such as mountain cliffsides. It grows erect to 20, or occasionally 30, centimeters tall, the base of the stem widened where the overlapping petioles of the leaves emerge. The leaf blades are somewhat rounded.. more

Similar species: Boraginales
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Jun 15, 2015. Captured Jun 14, 2015 15:12 in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, National Forest Development Road 4062, Granite Falls, WA 98252, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO500
  • 50mm