Silene acauilis, commonly known as moss campion or cushion pink, is seen along the Mount Marathon hiking trail in Seward Thursday. The mountain-dwelling flower grows above the treelines, and flourishes in dry, gravelly terrains, like the shale slopes of Mount Marathon, according to the National Audobon Society. The moss campion is also a compass plant, able to help a wandering hiker since the wildflowers pop up on the south side of the plant’s mossy green cushion. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Silene acauilis, commonly known as cushion pink or moss campion, is seen along the Mount Marathon hiking trail in Seward, Alaska Thursday, June 22. 2017. The mountain-dwelling flower grows above the treelines, and flourishes in dry, gravelly terrains, like the shale slopes of Mount Marathon. The cushion pink is also a compass plant, able to help a wandering hiker since the wildflowers pop up on the south side of the plant’s mossy, green cushion. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion) Silene acauilis, commonly known as moss campion or cushion pink, is seen along the Mount Marathon hiking trail in Seward Thursday, June 22. The mountain-dwelling flower grows above the treelines, and flourishes in dry, gravelly terrains, like the shale slopes of Mount Marathon. The moss campion is also a compass plant, able to help a wandering hiker since the wildflowers pop up on the south side of the plant’s mossy green cushion. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
