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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species.  USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Located Pine Valley Campground area Along Utah HW 150 Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Elevation 7540 feet 40.35.54 N. 111.6.53 W 7 June 2013 Description Perennial, Stems about  4-30  inches.  Basal leaves from  2  to 12 inches long. Blades are from  3/4 inch to 8 inches long and  .10 to 1.4 inches wide.   Leaves are lanceolate to  elliptic or linear.  The white or pink flowers are  in clusters  around the top of the stem. Welsh, Atwood, Goodrich, Higgins "A Utah Flora"  Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University