Locality:
United States, Minnesota, Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; Rolling bedrock terrain northeast of Wind Lake, 18 miles northeast of Ely; along a small drainage ~1/3-mile from the lake.
Habitat:
Locally common on a subtle ~1/4-acre rise in an old beaver meadow. Mesic to moist, rocky, loamy soil, 1-2 feet above the wetland. Full sun to partial shade of young Picea glauca, in a savanna-like setting. Meadow is recovering from past flooding; large dam breached prior to 1991.