Caryophyllaceae

Moehringia macrophylla

Big-Leaf Sandwort

Single stem to cushion, descending to upright. Stem square or grooved to round, leafy, often branched. Leaves opposite, lance-shaped with pointed tips, 1–2 1/2 in. long, more or less evenly spaced, reducing in size upward. Flowers 2–5 in open cluster on short stalks near stem tops. Flowers small, with 5 sharply pointed sepals, 5 white rounded petals about same size as sepals. Grows in moist, shaded to dry forests and open rocky slopes, including serpentine, at low to high elevations.

• Rarity: Locally Common
• Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Height: 3--8 inches
• Habitat: Coastal, West-Side Forest, East-Side Forest
• Found In: Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, N Cascades Np, Wallowas, West Gorge, Siskiyous
• Native: Yes