False-mermaid, False Mermaid, False Mermaidweed, Floerkea
Floerkea proserpinacoides
Synonym: Floerkea occidentalis
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Close-ups of the inflorescence of false mermaid as seen along Forest Service Road 3517, Wenatchee National Forest........July 6, 2012.
False mermaid observed in a drying puddle along Indian Creek at the northwest corner of Big Summit Prairie, Ochoco National Forest.......May 27, 2018.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flowers
of false-mermaid. Notice that the petals are about one-half the length of the
sepals. Photographed along the North Loop Road on Steens Mt..........2004.
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False mermaids as seen along the Round Mountain South Trail #805 near Wildhorse Springs just south of the summit of Round Mountain, Ochoco National Forest.........May 28, 2016.
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False mermaid as seen in vernally moist swales along Trail #808A atop south-sloping hillsides above Brush Creek on Lookout Mt., Ochoco National Forest.........May 29, 2016.
This species is a small, prostrate annual found
in vernally moist areas, generally east of the Cascade Mts. Note the ternately
to pinnately compound leaves. Photographed along the North Loop Road on the Steens Mt.
The photo above shows a close-up of the upper stem of false-mermaid as seen several miles south of Hat Pt. in Hells Canyon NRA.........June 28, 2007. The flowers, which here have already floweered, arise from the axils of the upper leaves.
The photo above shows a close-up of the leaves of false-mermaid as seen in a riparian area several miles south of Hat Pt. in Hells Canyon NRA........June 28, 2007.
The photo above shows a close-up of the leafy stems of false-mermaid as seen in a riparian area several miles south of Hat Pt. in Hells Canyon NRA........June 28, 2007.
Paul Slichter