2.  Early June.  Branches in bud. This
shrub has a creeping base with
ascending branches so this may be one plant.

3.  Early June.  Branch in bloom.

4.  Late June.  Another blooming branch.



 

5.  Mid-June.  A group of blooming branches.

6.  Late June.  Capsules beginning to develop.

7.  Early July.  A branch with capsules

8.  Early July.  A  group of branches with
capsules.  Note that the capsule color varies.

9.  May 14, 2009.  Plant(s) with winter color
prior to greening.

10.  May 28, 2009.  Profile view of a plant in bud.

11.  May 28, 2009.  Top view of a plant in bud.

12.  May 28, 2009.  Close-up of leaves
and buds.

Photos 1 and 2 taken on Central
side of Eagle Summit.
65°  30.08' N,   145°  22.84' W
Elev. 3700 ft

Photos 3, 7, 8 and 9-12 taken in a
bog next to a thaw lake south of 134 mile
Steese Highway
65° 35.60' N, 144° 36.80' W
Elev. 900 ft.

Photo 4 taken along Lower Bottom
Dollar Road
65°  25.8' N,   144°  48.6' W
Elev. 1900 ft.

Photo 5 taken on a ridge southeast
of Eagle Summit between Baker Gulch
and Miller Fork of Eagle Creek.
65°  28.199' N,  145°  21.162' W
Elev. 4000 ft.

Photo 6 taken 2 miles SE of Portage
Summit at.
65°  24.921' N,  144°  41.781' W
Elev. 2700 ft.