[Waterleafs: The Genus Hydrophyllum in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Western Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum occidentale

Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii 

Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii)

Western waterleaf in bloom on Rhyolite Ridge to the west of Pilot Rock, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.....May 26, 2021.

Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii)

This photo shows western waterleaf as seen along trail ##3385 in meadows about one-quarter mile north of Moon Point in the Willamette National Forest........July 12, 2008.

Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii) - Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii)

Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale

Western waterleaf as seen in meadows along the Lowder Mountain Trail #3329, Three Sisters Wilderness........Jne 23, 2018.

Inflorescence of western waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii) - Flower of western waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii) - Underside of the inflorescence of western waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii)

Western waterleaf as seen along trail ##3385 in meadows about one-quarter mile north of Moon Point in the Willamette National Forest........July 12, 2008. Note the filaments which are longer than the petals, a characteristic of this family.

Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii) - Leaf of Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii) - Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii)

These 3 photos show western water leaf as seen along trail ##3385 in meadows about one-quarter mile north of Moon Point in the Willamette National Forest........July 12, 2008.

Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii) - Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale (Synonyms: Hydrophyllum occidentale var. occidentale, Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii)

Western waterleaf observed in forest openings along the Pacific Crest Trail just north of the Hobart Bluff trailhead, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.....May 278, 2021.

Paul Slichter