I found this little plant from the Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) growing near a snow patch in early August. It's alpine mountainsorrel (Oxyria digyna), and it's fond of alpine and sub-alpine areas. It grows in western and northern North America.
Leaves are round and thick, while the flowers are green and soon replaced by reddish-brown seed pods.
For more info about alpine mountainsorrel, click here.
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