[Fissureworts: The Genus Halimolobos East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos

Sandbergia whitedii

Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii

Portion of the inflorescence of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii)

A close-up of a portion of the inflorescence of Whited's fissurewort as seen at Patterson Mountain, Department of Natural Resources lands, Okanogan County, Washington........June 12, 2011.

Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii) - Basal leaf rosette and lower stem leaves of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii)

Close-up of the flowers of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii) - Close-up of the flowers of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii) - Close-up of a flower of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii)

Fruit and pedicel of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii) - Fruit and pedicel of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii)

Ventral surface of a leaf of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii) - Close-up of the hairs on the ventral surface of a leaf of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii)

Additional close-up photos of the flowers as well as the hairs on the stems and lower leaf surfaces of Whited's fissurewort as seen at Patterson Mountain, Department of Natural Resources lands, Okanogan County, Washington........June 12, 2011.

Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii)

Whited's fissurewort from a Missoula Flood sand and gravel bar about one-half mile south of the Little Spokane River, near the entrance to the Spokane Country Club........June 21, 2009. Note the leafy stem where the leaves remain about the same size upwards on the stem.

Flowers of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii) - Stem leaves of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii) - Flowers of Whited's Fissurewort, Whited's Halimolobos: Sandbergia whitedii (Synonyms: Arabis whitedii, Halimolobos whitedii)

Close-up details of an Whited's fissurewort from a Missoula Flood sand and gravel bar about one-half mile south of the Little Spokane River, near the entrance to the Spokane Country Club........June 21, 2009. Note the deeply cleft petals, the hairy inflorescence and the numerous, mostly appressed hairs on stem and leaves. The leaves are not auriculate clasping. Some of the hairs are trifurcate but many are simple.

Paul Slichter