[The Genus Horkelia in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels

Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca

Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta

Close-up of a flower of Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of pink pinwheels as seen along Road K6000 near 2780' on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams............June 12, 2005. Each petal is somewhat heart-shaped, with the broad tip of the petal shallowly notched.

Close-up of the inflorescence of Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta)

The photo above shows a close-up side-view of the inflorescence of pink pinwheels as seen along Road K6000 near 2780' on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams............June 12, 2005.

Basal and stem leaf of Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta)

The photo above shows a close-up of the lower (upper leaf) and upper stem leaf (bottom) of pink pinwheels as seen along Road K6000 near 2780' on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams............June 12, 2005.

Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta) - Close-up of a flower of Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta)

Pink pinwheels as seen in a clearcut on the west side of Forest Road 17 opposite Brooks Meadows, Mount Hood National Forest..........June 21, 2014.

Flowers of Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta) - Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta)

Sideview of the inflorescence of Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta) - Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta)

Basal leaf of Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta)

Tawny horkelia as seen in the drier margins of Bottle Prairie, Mount Hood National Forest.........July 17, 2016.

Flowers of Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flowers of pink pinwheels as seen along Road K6000 near 2780' on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams............June 12, 2005.

Flower of Tawny Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca (Synonyms: Horkelia brownii, Horkelia caeruleomontana, Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora, Horkelia fusca var. fusca, Horkelia parviflora, Horkelia tenuisecta, Potentilla andersonii, Potentilla capitata, Potentilla douglasii var. tenuisecta)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of pink pinwheels as seen along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway, Yakima County, WA............July 9, 2006.

Paul Slichter