Geum rossii (R. Br.) Ser. var. turbinatum (Rydb.) C.L. Hitchc.
[= Geum rossii]

Idaho: Lemhi County: Crest of central Lemhi Range, boundary between Challis and Salmon National Forests. At head of north fork Big Eight Mile Creek, ca. 1 mile S of pass on Patterson Trail. Elev. 10285 ft.
44.570733° N, 113.582271° W,
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 4000 meters. Coordinate Source: Digital Map.
Soil gravely, apparently of schistose origin. With Erigeron compositus. Abundant and dominant ground cover. Plants forming mats, some as large as 3-4 m long or in diameter; many mats forming contiguous cover. Flowers yellow, styles glabrous, ovary ± pubescent. This species is dominant over most of the alpine area from slopes of peak 10,285 south and east to the extensive tundra or crest between headwaters of Big Eight Mile Creek and N. fork of Big Creek. Not unlike north slope of Bell Mt., but this apparently less diverse. Phenology: Flowers and Fruits.

Douglass Henderson 7075, Jul 12, 1986
ID, Accession: 141025, Barcode: ID048872