Old Man's Whiskers, Prairie Smoke, Red Avens
Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
Synonyms: Erythrocoma campanulata, Erythrocoma ciliata, Geum campanulatum, Geum canescens, Geum ciliatum, Geum triflorum var. campanulatum, Geum triflorum var. canescens, Geum triflorum var. triflorum, Sieversia campanulata, Sieversia canescens, Sieversia ciliata
The photo above shows a close-up of the nodding flower of prairie smoke as seen in a riparian area to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway, on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 13, 2007. Note the numerous spreading hairs on the stem, leaves and outer surface of the petals and sepals.
The photo above shows a close-up of a leaf of the upper stem of prairie smoke as seen in a riparian area to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway..........May 13, 2007.
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The photo at left shows prairie smoke as seen in a riparian area to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway........May 13, 2007. Note the numerous pinnatifid leaves and the pendant flowers. The photo at right shows prairie smoke forming wispy seed heads as seen along Forest Spur Road 4440-160 about one-half mile east of the rock quarry, Mount Hood National Forest......July 9, 2022.
Paul Slichter