[Hawkweeds East of the Cascade Mts.]

Meadow Hawkweed

Hieracium caespitosum

The photo above shows a close-up dorsal view of the inflorescence of meadow hawkweed (?) as seen along Rd #23 at the Mt. Adams Viewpoint at about 3760' on the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams..................September 25, 2005. Plants had numerous clusters of basal leaves, indicating this plant is colonial, spreading by runners.

The photo above shows a close-up view of the involucre and underside of the ray flowers of this hawkweed as seen along Rd #23 at the Mt. Adams Viewpoint at about 3760' on the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams..................September 25, 2005.

The photo above shows a close-up view of the basal leaves of this hawkweed as seen along Rd #23 at the Mt. Adams Viewpoint at about 3760' on the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams..................September 25, 2005.

Paul Slichter