Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briquet var. fragilis (Maguire & A.H.Holmgren) Rabeler & R.L.Hartm.
[= Sabulina nuttallii var. fragilis]

Washington: Grant: [locality and coordinates withheld; status in Washington: G5T4/S1 (Threatened; WANHP)],
Steep, N-facing slope between two outcrops of whitish ashy mudstone/sandstone above basalt layers and below summit. Community of Ericameria nauseosa, Elymus spicatus, Poa secunda, Salvia dorrii, Poa fendleriana, & Cymopterus terebinthinus. Veg cover 60%, rock cover ca 30%, bare soil/silt 10%. HerbariumSpecimenDuplicate: Minuartia nuttallii var. fragilis Synonym = Sabulina nuttallii (Pax) Dillenb. & Kadereit var. fragilis (Maguire & A.H. Holmgren) Dillenb. & Kadereit; Densely tufted forming mounds to 18 inches across. Stems brittle. Locally common but patchy. Https://intermountainbiota.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=32787184. Phenology: Flowering & Fruiting.

Walter Fertig 32549, May 25, 2018
WS, Catalog: 407319, WS026151