[Willowherbs East of the Cascade Mts.]

Glaucous Willow-herb

Epilobium glaberrimum (ssp. fastigatum ?)

The photo above shows a close-up side-view of the flower of glaucous willow-herb as seen along Rd #23 at the mountain viewpoint at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams...............July 23, 2005.

.

The photo above shows another close-up view of the flower of glaucous willow-herb as seen along Rd #23 at the mountain viewpoint at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams...............July 23, 2005.

The photo above shows a close-up view of the glaucous leaf of glaucous willow-herb as seen along Rd #23 at the mountain viewpoint at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams...............July 23, 2005. Note the minute teeth along the blade margin.

The photo above shows glaucous willow-herb as seen on loose soils and gravel on slopes above Rd #23 at the Mt. Adams viewpoint at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams...............June 22, 2005.

The photo above shows the long seed pods of glaucous willow-herb as seen on loose soils and gravel on slopes above Rd #23 at the Mt. Adams viewpoint at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams...............July 10, 2005. Note the teeth on the margin of the leaf that is vertical. The glaucous cast to the foliage is very visible in this and the next two photos.

The photo above shows glaucous willow-herb as seen on loose soils and gravel on slopes above Rd #23 at the Mt. Adams viewpoint at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams...............July 10, 2005.

The photo above shows glaucous willow-herb as seen on loose soils and gravel on slopes above Rd #23 at the Mt. Adams viewpoint at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams...............July 10, 2005.

The photo above showsthe long, linear pods of glaucous willow-herb as seen above Rd #23 at the Mt. Adams viewpoint ...............August 6, 2005.

Paul Slichter