[The Heath Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Cone-plant, Coneplant, Gnome Plant, Gnome-plant

Hemitomes congestum

Synonyms: Hemitomes spicatum, Newberrya congesta, Newberrya longiloba, Newberrya spicata

Cone-plant, Coneplant, Gnome Plant, Gnome-plant: Hemitomes congestum (Synonyms: Hemitomes spicatum, Newberrya congesta, Newberrya longiloba, Newberrya spicata)

A coneplant blooming in dark, coniferous forest along the Toutle Trail between Blue Lake and Sheep Canyon, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.........August 20, 2017.

Cone-plant, Coneplant, Gnome Plant, Gnome-plant: Hemitomes congestum (Synonyms: Hemitomes spicatum, Newberrya congesta, Newberrya longiloba, Newberrya spicata)

A gnome plant as seenstill in bloom late in the season along the Pacific Crest Trail about 1.75 miles south of Road 60 and Crest Horse Camp, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........August 31, 2013.

Cone-plant, Coneplant, Gnome Plant, Gnome-plant: Hemitomes congestum (Synonyms: Hemitomes spicatum, Newberrya congesta, Newberrya longiloba, Newberrya spicata) - Cone-plant, Coneplant, Gnome Plant, Gnome-plant: Hemitomes congestum (Synonyms: Hemitomes spicatum, Newberrya congesta, Newberrya longiloba, Newberrya spicata)

Gnome plants as seen late in the season along the Pacific Crest Trail about 1.75 miles south of Road 60 and Crest Horse Camp, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........August 31, 2013.

Paul Slichter