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Rhodiola integrifolia Raf.

16 photos.
This unisexual succulent plant is known as "king's crown", "roseroot" and the "ledge stonecrop".


1.  Late June.  A group of blooming plants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2.  Early July.  A group of sprouting plants.



3.  Early July.  Seed pods.



4.  Early July.  Close-up of seed pods.



5.  July 11, 2009.  A cluster of female
plants



6.  July 11, 2009.  Close-up of
a cluster of male plants.



7.  July 11, 2009.  Another cluster of
male plants.



8.  July 11, 2009.  Terminal male
inflorescence with buds and blooms.



9.  June 7, 2009.  Another male inflorescence
with the central flowers in bloom.



10.  July 11, 2009.  Another male inflorescence
in full bloom.



11.  July 11, 2009.  Ditto.




12.  July 11, 2009.  Ditto.




13.  July 11, 2009.  And still another.
Note the color variation.



14.  July 11, 2009.  Female inflorescence in
seed.



15.  July 11, 2009.  Another female inflorescence
in seed. Note the 4-merous follicles.



16.  May 30, 2010.  Remains of a terminal
cluster after discharge of seeds.


Photo 1 taken along the Pinnell Mountain
Trail on the south slope of Porcupine
Dome.
65° 30.8' N 145° 31.9' W
Elev. 4400 ft.

Photo 2 taken at the headwaters of
Mastodon Creek just below Mastodon
Dome (north side).
65° 25.83' N 145° 20.25' W
Elev. 4000 ft.

Photos 3 and 5-15 taken in a ravine on the
west side of Twelvemile Summit.
65° 23.7' N 145° 58.7' W
Elev. 3050 ft.

Photo 4 taken along Mastodon Creek just
upstream from Forty-three Gulch.
65° 26.9' N 145° 19.1' W
Elev. 2800 ft.

Photo 16 taken 1.5 miles southeast
of Eagle Summit.
Latitude: N 65° 28' 20.392"
Longitude: W 145° 21' 45.221"
Altitude: 1156.60 m.