This is not a flowering plant, but it was so common in the areas of Alaska that we visited, I decided to add it to this site. In some areas it grew so thickly, few other plants could compete with them. The plant contains silica in the stem, which gives the plant a rough feeling, they were once used as pot scrubbers.
These flowers were photographed in my cousin's neighborhood in Kenai. The plants grow up to 3 feet tall. They are a very lovely blue color.
These flowers were one of the first that I saw when we went to Flat Top Mountain. They were fairly common in alpine areas. These flowers are in the Heath Family.
