Diapensia lapponica (IMAGE)

Dartmouth College

Diapensia lapponica

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Diapensia lapponica, a slow-growing evergreen cushion plant on Mount Washington in New Hampshire's White Mountains, is a cold- and wind-adapted plant found in alpine zones.

 

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Photo by Jonathan Chipman.

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