Saxifragaceae

Elmera racemosa

Yellow Coralbells

Tuft with upright flower stems. Leaves with long petioles, round, 1–2 in. across, palmately lobed with fine-stemmed glands. Flower spike of 10–35 flowers atop 4–10 in. stalk with smaller leaves. Flower with greenish white calyx; pale yellow petals divided into 5–10 lobes; 5 stamens. Grows on ledges, crevices, talus, in subalpine and alpine.

• Rarity: Locally Common
• Flowering Time: Mid Summer
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Height: 4--10 inches
• Habitat: Alpine, Subalpine
• Found In: Mt. Rainier Np, Olympic Np, N Cascades Np
• Native: Yes