snow potentilla —  Potentilla nivea {rose family — Rosaceae}
Flora of the Yukon Territory, Cody, p. 394a
Pretty yellow Arctic Cinquefoil, Potentilla hyparctica, line this trail beside the airport. The airport is situated on the flat, sandy lake bed of the old Glacial Lake Laberge. The view is looking south towards Golden Horn Mountain. { 1/160 sec, f11.0} – {airport, Whitehorse, Yukon} – {15/05/05 Sunday, May 15, 2005; 2:52:52 PM}