Ballhead Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence
of ballhead waterleaf as seen on Snipes Mt. on Mt. Adams at an elevation of
4235'.........May 7, 2005.
The photo above shows ballhead waterleaf (var. capitatum) in a clearcut at about 4100' near the summit of King Mt., located along the SE rift zone of Mt. Adams.........May 13, 2007.
The photo above shows the ball-like flower
head which is much shorter than the pinnately divided leaves of ballhead waterleaf
as seen at 4100' abreast the divide separating the Dairy and Cougar Creek drainages
to the east of Mt. Adams.........May 29, 2006.
The inflorescence of ballhead waterleaf as seen on dry slopes
above Road K4000 and Dry Creek near 5200' on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams........June
18, 2006.
The photo above shows ballhead waterleaf as
seen along Rd 6600 at an elevation of about 3100' in the Dry Creek drainage
of southeastern Mt. Adams........May 14, 2005.
Paul Slichter