University of Alaska Herbarium (ALA)
Museum of ihe North
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FLORA OF ALASKA
NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH
Bureau of Land Management
MESA SITE
320 km S of Point Barrow
680 24' N, 155° 48' W elevation gm
Parnassia kotzebui Cham. & Schlecht.
(Saxifragaceae)
Creek Bank and Drainage. Moist tundra on S
side of Mesa sloping to Mesa Creek. Cotton
Grass tussock meadow dominated by Erioghorum
spp., Salix spp., Betula nana, sedges, rushes,
and low-growing herbs. Collected along E bank
of creek. Petals white, sepals green; older
individuals have inflated capsules. Common.
Robert Watson, no. 88 17 June 1997

