[Hesperochirons: The Genus Hesperochiron in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle

Hesperochiron pumilus

Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus

Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus) - Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus) - Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus)

Dwarf hesperochiron in bloom on Rhyolite Ridge about one-quarter mile west of Pilot Rock, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.....May 26, 2021.

Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus) - Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus)

The photo at left shows dwarf hesperochiron as seen in open coniferous forest along road K1000 east of the Mt. Adams Highway.....May 5, 2007. At this site, numerous plants are scattered on pine needle covered soils. Typically as seen below, the species is found on moist, open soils, often in shallow depressions. The photo at right shows a close-up of dwarf hesperochiron as seen at a rocky meadow near 2800' along road K6000 on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........May 6, 2006.

Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus) - Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus)

Dwarf hesperochiron as seen at left beginning to bloom at a rocky meadow along the Eightmile Loop Trail between Perry Point and Bottle Prairie, Mount Hood National Forest.........May 17, 2015. The photo at right shows a close-up of the sepals and opening petals of dwarf hesperochiron as seen at a rocky meadow near 2800' along road K6000 on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 6, 2006.

Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus) - Basal leaf of Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus)

The photo at left shows a close-up side-view of the saucer-shaped flower of dwarf hesperochiron as seen at a rocky meadow near 2800' along road K6000 on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........May 6, 2006. The photo at right shows a close-up of a leaf of dwarf hesperochiron as seen at a rocky meadow near 2800' along road K6000 on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........May 6, 2006.

Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus) - Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus)

The photo at left shows a close-up of dwarf hesperochiron as seen in vernally moist soils along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR about one-half mile west of Fisher Hill Road........April 27, 2008. The image at right shows dwarf hesperochiron in moist swales at the South Breaks, Klickitat Wildlife Area......April16, 2024.

Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus - Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle: Hesperochiron pumilus (Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus)

Dwarf hesperochiron as seen at left in bloom in moist soils in coniferous forest near Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........April 30, 2009. The photo at right shows a close-up of the flower of dwarf hesperochiron as seen in a small, wet, rocky meadow along Rd 6000 at an elevation of 2780' on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams.........May 14, 2005.

Paul Slichter