[Sandworts: The Genera Arenaria and Eremogone in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Thymeleaf Sandwort, Thyme-leaf Sandwort, Sabline a Feuilles de Serpolet

Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia

Synonym: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia

Thymeleaf Sandwort, Thyme-leaf Sandwort, Sabline a Feuilles de Serpolet: Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia (Synonym: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia) - Close-up of a flower of Thymeleaf Sandwort, Thyme-leaf Sandwort, Sabline a Feuilles de Serpolet: Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia (Synonym: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia)

Thymeleaf sandwort as seen on the north-facing slopes of Stacker Butte, Columbia Hills to the north of The Dalles, Oregon...........May 17, 2012.

Close-up of a flower of Thymeleaf Sandwort, Thyme-leaf Sandwort, Sabline a Feuilles de Serpolet: Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia (Synonym: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia) - Close-up sideview of a flower of Thymeleaf Sandwort, Thyme-leaf Sandwort, Sabline a Feuilles de Serpolet: Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia (Synonym: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia)

Close-ups of the flowers of thymleaf sandwort as seen on gravelly slopes above Rattlesnake Creek near Rattlesnake Falls, Klickitat County, WA..........May 28, 2011.

Close-up view of the stem leaves and inflorescence of Thymeleaf Sandwort, Thyme-leaf Sandwort, Sabline a Feuilles de Serpolet: Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia (Synonym: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia) - Close-up of the stem leaves and inflorescence of Thymeleaf Sandwort, Thyme-leaf Sandwort, Sabline a Feuilles de Serpolet: Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia (Synonym: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia)

Close-ups of the stem leaves and young budding inflorescences of thymleaf sandwort as seen on gravelly slopes above Rattlesnake Creek near Rattlesnake Falls, Klickitat County, WA...........May 28, 2011. Note the down-curved hairs on the leaves and stalked glands within the inflorescence.

Paul Slichter