Common
name: Alpine Sandwort
Latin name: Lidia obtusiloba
Annual/Perennial: Perennial Flowers: June to September
Flower size: 1/4" to 3/8"
Found in: Alpine
Height: 2" to 3"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Wildflower
Field notes: Alpine Sandwort is easy to locate as if forms
large mats of snow white flowers. Alpine Sandwort can only be
found at very high elevations.
Look for Alpine Sandwort at or above tree line
on the open tundra.
