Dwarf Hesperochiron, Dwarf Monkey-fiddle
Hesperochiron pumilus
Synonyms: Hesperochiron pumilus var. ciliatus, Hesperochiron villosulus
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Dwarf hesperochiron in bloom on Rhyolite Ridge about one-quarter mile west of Pilot Rock, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.....May 26, 2021.
The photo above 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 above 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
as seen 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 above 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 above 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.
The photo above 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.
The photo above 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.
Dwarf hesperochiron as seen in bloom in moist soils in coniferous forest near Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........April 30, 2009.
The photo above 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