Alpine Twinpod, Washington Twinpod
Physaria alpestris
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of alpine twinpod. All the photos of alpine twinpod on this page
were taken near Grassy Knoll in the southern Gifford Pinchot National Forest.................May 24, 2007.
The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the flower and upper stem leaves of alpine twinpod. Note the numerous forked hairs covering the outer surface of the calyx as well as the leaves.
The photo above shows a close-up view of the spatulate basal leaves of alpine twinpod.
The photo above gives an idea of the form of alpine twinpod, with a silvery gray rosette of basal leaves and prostrate flower stems ascending at the tips.
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Close-ups of the attractive, inflated seed pods of alpine twinpod as seen on gravelly slopes along the old Blewett Pass Highway in central Washington................June 8, 2009.
Two additional views of alpine twinpod as seen on gravelly slopes along the old Blewett Pass Highway in central Washington................June 8, 2009.
Alpine twinpod with its inflated seed pods as seen on gravelly slopes along the old Blewett Pass Highway in central Washington................June 8, 2009.
Paul Slichter