glabrescens (S. Watson) Dorn
Pronuncation: er-e-MO-go-nee KING-ee-eye glab-RES-ens
Common name: King's sandwort
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, 8000-11000', bristlecone
pine forest, White-Inyo Mts north
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eremogone 2) kingii
3) glabrescens
Formerly Arenaria kingii