[Goldenweeds: The Genus Pyrrocoma East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington] [Pyrrocoma hirta]

Large Sticky Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolius

formerly Haplopappus hirtus var. sonchifolius

Flower head of Large Sticky Goldenweed, Tacky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia (Synonym: Haplopappus hirtus) - Involucral bracts of Large Sticky Goldenweed, Tacky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia (Synonym: Haplopappus hirtus)

Close-ups of the flower head and hairy involucral bracts of large sticky goldenweed as seen in the Wenatchee National Forest........July 24, 2009.

Large Sticky Goldenweed, Tacky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia (Synonym: Haplopappus hirtus) - Large Sticky Goldenweed, Tacky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia (Synonym: Haplopappus hirtus)

Two examples of large sticky goldenweed as seen in the Wenatchee National Forest........July 24, 2009.

Basal leaves of Large Sticky Goldenweed, Tacky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia (Synonym: Haplopappus hirtus)

The photo above shows a close-up of the serrate leaves of large sticky goldenweed as seen along the Umatilla Rim Trail........June 24, 2007. Note the long hairs on both surfaces of the leaf blades.

Flower buds of Large Sticky Goldenweed, Tacky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia (Synonym: Haplopappus hirtus)

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of large sticky goldenweed as seen along the Umatilla Rim Trail........June 24, 2007. I am assuming that the inflorescence is not fully mature. Note the ray flowers and the large, somewhat spreading bracts as well as the numerous long, spreading hairs in the inflorescence.
Paul Slichter