5/19/2010 Email from Jim E today: “I spotted a small plant with basal leaves and a flower cluster atop a stalk. It looked like a saxifrage, but not the one I’m familiar with. Finally found it in the list under Saxifrage (Micranthes rhomdoidea) and it matches the figure in Weber & Wittmann. Lots of Pasqueflower still, but little else other than Chiming Bells or Bluebells (Mertensia lanceolata). And common, a close-to-the-ground Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (Erigeron compositus).
Perhaps early June, we might have another meadow amble to refresh some of the names of the herbaceous gems. I’m at a loss for the short white-flowered mustard that looks like Candytuft.” Note from Ellen: Jim keyed it out to Candytuft.
Glacier View Meadows Ecology 