Orange Agoseris
Agoseris aurantiaca
Synonyms: Agoseris aurantiaca ssp. aurantiaca, Agoseris graminifolia, Agoseris rostrata, Troximon aurantiacum
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The photo above shows a close-up of the flower
head of orange agoseris as seen along forest road #3521 in the Wenatchee N.F.........August 13, 2009. The flower heads at this location ranged from orange to mostly yellow to dark pink. The photo at right shows the flower head of orange agoseris as seen along a small creek along the South Loop Road about one mile downhill to the west from the East Rim Viewpoint, Steens Mountain..........September 20, 2015.
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These 3 photos show a close-up sideview
of the flower head of orange agoseris as seen along forest road #3521 in the Wenatchee N.F........August 13, 2009. Note that the involucral bracts
are covered with long, soft, spreading hairs and they become more imbricate as the flower head ages.
The photo above shows a basal leaf of orange agoseris as seen
in meadows on the north side of Hellroaring Creek adjacent to the Island Springs
Trail near Bench Lake on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams................July
1, 2005.
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The photo at left shows a pink-flowered form
of orange agoseris (Agoseris auantiaca var. carnea) as seen in meadows on the north side of Hellroaring Creek
adjacent to the Island Springs Trail near Bench Lake on the southeastern side
of Mt. Adams. The photo at right shows orange agoseris blooing along the Fremont National Recreation Trail on the east side of Crook Peak, Fremont-Winema National Forest....July 17, 2022..
The photo above shows the achene of orange
agoseris. The achene or seed is narrowly elliptical in shape, tapering at both
ends. The achene tapers to a narrow, long beak which in turn joins with the
parachute-like pappus. Photographed near the trailhead for the Willard Springs
Trail at the Conboy Lake NWR headquarters.........July 28, 2006.
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Orange agoseris as seen (left) along the Roads End Trail #201A, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness........August 18, 2011. The photo at right shows a flower head of orange agoseris as seen along the East Fork Lostine River Trail #1662, Eagle Cap Wilderness.........August 4, 2016.
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Two close-up views of the flower heads of nearly yellow-flowered forms of orange agoseris as seen along forest road #3521 in the Wenatchee N.F........August 13, 2009.
A close-up view of the achene and beak of orange agoseris as seen along forest road #3521 in the Wenatchee N.F........August 13, 2009. Note that the beak is nearly as long as the striated achene.
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Orange agoseris blooming along the Ochoco Mountain Trail #823 along upper Rock Creek, Ochoco National Forest.........July 12, 2017.
Paul Slichter