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

Common Bastard Toad-flax

Comandra umbellata var. californica

Synonyms: Comandra californica, Comandra umbellata ssp. californica

Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica (Synonyms: Comandra californica, Comandra umbellata ssp. californica)

The photo above shows a close-up of a flower of common bastard toad-flax as seen along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge........May 4, 2007.

Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica (Synonyms: Comandra californica, Comandra umbellata ssp. californica) - Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica (Synonyms: Comandra californica, Comandra umbellata ssp. californica)

Close-up images of common bastard toad-flax as seen in balds atop Castle Rock, Willamette National Forest.......June 24, 2018.

Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica (Synonyms: Comandra californica, Comandra umbellata ssp. californica) - Stem leaf of Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica (Synonyms: Comandra californica, Comandra umbellata ssp. californica)

The photo at left shows a close-up of part of the inflorescence of common bastard toad-flax as seen along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........May 4, 2007. The photo at right shows a close-up of a stem leaf of common bastard toad-flax as seen along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge..........May 4, 2007.

Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica (Synonyms: Comandra californica, Comandra umbellata ssp. californica)

Common bastard toad-flax as seen in rocky balds along the Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 to the northwest of Gibson Prairie Horse Camp, Mount Hood National Forest......June 11, 2024.

Paul Slichter