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Allotropa virgata (Sugarstick) emerging

I originally thought this was Pterospora andromedea (woodland pinedrops)

Mt. Walker Trail #894, Olympic National Forest
Elevation 535 meters (1760 feet)

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My sister dropped me off at this waste water lake on the southwest part of the camp while the kids were at school. Spotted a few new things for me to see in Dhahran!
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/sambiology/90830-trip-to-middle-east-wow

-Plant: 5 petaled pink flowers, green center, growing in a radial pattern up from one stalk

-Route: From US Highway 101 turn west onto the Skokomish Valley Road (6 miles north of Shelton and 7 miles south of Hoodsport). Drive west on the Skokomish Valley Road from the George Adams State Fish Hatchery for about 5 miles to FS Road 23. Turn right onto FS 23 and drive 9.0 miles to FS Road 2353. Turn right onto FS 2353 and drive approximately ¾ mile to the South Fork Skokomish River Bridge. Turn left after the bridge, the parking area for the trail head will be on your left about .2 miles down South Fork Skokomish Trailhead.

-Weather: Sunny, clear skies, about 24 degrees C

-General Veg: Canopy was dominated by Pseudotsuga menziesii and Tsuga heterophylla while the ground was dominated by Galtheria shallon and Manhonia aquifolium

Q. Does the radial pattern of this flower better enable it for pollination?

Claytonia megarhiza nivalis
Claytonia megarhiza at Burke Museum

Claytonia megarhiza at PLANTS profile USDA

Iron Peak, Teanaway
Kittitas County Washington USA

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