[Wirelettuce: The Genus Stephanomeria East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce

Stephanomeria tenuifolia

Synonyms: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia

Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia)

The flower heads of lesser wirelettuce with visiting pollinator growing on lithosol slopes above Rim Rock Lake in Moses Coulee, north-central Washington............June 7, 2009.

Flower head of Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia) - Flower head of Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia)

Close-ups of the flower heads of lesser wirelettuce as seen on lithosol slopes above Rim Rock Lake in Moses Coulee, north-central Washington..........June 7, 2009.

Involucral bracts of Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia) - Involucral bracts of Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia)

Close-ups of the involucral bracts of lesser wirelettuce as seen on lithosol slopes above Rim Rock Lake in Moses Coulee, north-central Washington...........June 7, 2009.

Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia)

Lesser wirelettuce growing on lithosol slopes above Rim Rock Lake in Moses Coulee, north-central Washington..........June 7, 2009.

Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia)

Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia) - Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia)

Lesser wirelettuce as seen in bloom on road cuts and rocky slopes above the eastern bank of the John Day River from Oregon Highway 206 downstream for half a mile in Cottonwood Canyon State Park........October 25, 2017.

Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia) - Close-up of a flower head of Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia) - Close-up of the involucral bracts of Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia)

Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia)

Lesser wirelettuce beginning to bloom on steep serpentine slopes along the Canyon Mountain Trail #218, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.............August 19, 2011.

Close-up of a portion of the inflorescence of Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia) - Lesser Wirelettuce, Narrowleaf Stephanomeria, Narrow-leaf Stephanomeria, Wire Lettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia (Synonym: Stephanomeria minor var. minor, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. myrioclada, Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia)

Lesser wirelettuce clinging to sheer basalt cliffs near the junction of US Highway 26 and Oregon Highway 19 at Picture Rock Gorge, central Oregon.............August 1, 2011.
Paul Slichter