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Chionophila jamesii (Snowlover)
Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon Family)

Alpine. Tundra. Summer.

George Bentham (1800-1884) named this genus and species in 1846.  "Chionophila" is Greek for "snow lover".  Edwin James was a naturalist with the Long Expedition (1819-1820).

Chionophila