Rock Fringe / Epilobium obcordatum. Mokelumne Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, California, USA.

Rock Fringe (Epilobium obcordatum) is in the primrose family (Onagraceae) and is native to the western United States from California to Idaho, where it is found in rocky mountainous areas. It has stems lined with oval or rounded leaves. At the stem tips are flowers each with four petals, magenta to purple, rounded and notched, often in a perfect heart shape, one or two centimeters long. Off Highway 88 near Carson Pass, hike a varied loop through lush wildflower fields from Woods Lake Campground to Winnnemucca Lake then Round Top Lake, in Mokelumne Wilderness, El Dorado National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. The excellent loop trail is 5.3 miles with 1250 feet gain (or 6.4 miles with 2170 feet gain if adding the scramble up Round Top).

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Contained in galleries: 2015 Jul 5-23: all: Sierra Nevada + Castle Crags, California, California: Sierras: Mokelumne Wilderness

Rock Fringe (Epilobium obcordatum) is in the primrose family (Onagraceae) and is native to the western United States from California to Idaho, where it is found in rocky mountainous areas. It has stems lined with oval or rounded leaves. At the stem tips are flowers each with four petals, magenta to purple, rounded and notched, often in a perfect heart shape, one or two centimeters long. Off Highway 88 near Carson Pass, hike a varied loop through lush wildflower fields from Woods Lake Campground to Winnnemucca Lake then Round Top Lake, in Mokelumne Wilderness, El Dorado National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. The excellent loop trail is 5.3 miles with 1250 feet gain (or 6.4 miles with 2170 feet gain if adding the scramble up Round Top).