Sierra Wild Flowers - Lake Tahoe
  wildflower photo    Scientific Name: Phyllodoce breweri
   Common Name: Red Mountain Heather
   Family: Heath
   Color: Pink to Dark Pink

 

Description: Bell-shaped flowers with protruding stamens cluster atop stems covered with stiff needle-like evergreen leaves.

Habitat: Near high elevation lakes, streams, and surrounding wetland where snow remains late into the season.

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