Autumn Alpine Tundra:Alpine Spring Beauty

Autumn Alpine Tundra:Alpine Spring Beauty

This lovely alpine tundra plant bears a white flower and green, leathery leaves in the summer.
The first cool breaths of autumn change the leaves to a firely crimson.
Commonly called the "Alpine Spring Beauty," scientific name: Claytonia megarhiza.
This is a high-alpine succulent perenial.
Special thanks to SP member bradsolon and his wife for helping me ID this lovely plant
Sarah Simon
on Aug 30, 2009 7:55 pm
Image Type(s): Flora
Image ID: 547262

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