University of Alaska Herbarium (ALA)
Museum of the North
H1212837
FLORA OF ALASKA
NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH
Bureau of Land Management
MESA SITE
320 km S of Point Barrow
680 24' N, 1550 48' W elevation -m
57;
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. Com on.
Robert Watson, no. 192 8 July 1997

