[The Barberry Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Vanillaleaf, Vanilla Leaf, Sweet-after-death, Deerfoot, Deer's-foot

Achlys triphylla

Synonyms: Achlys californica, Achlys triphylla ssp. triphylla, Leontice triphylla

Vanillaleaf, Vanilla Leaf, Sweet-after-death, Deerfoot, Deer's-foot: Achlys triphylla (Synonyms: Achlys californica, Achlys triphylla ssp. triphylla, Leontice triphylla)

Vanilla leaf as seen on June 29, 2005 along Crofton Creek near the crossing of the Crofton Ridge Trail on the south side of Mt. Adams.

Vanillaleaf, Vanilla Leaf, Sweet-after-death, Deerfoot, Deer's-foot: Achlys triphylla (Synonyms: Achlys californica, Achlys triphylla ssp. triphylla, Leontice triphylla)

The photo above shows vanilla leaf in open woods at the hairpin curves on forest road 8040 at about 3800' on the southern flanks of Mt. Adams.......May 28, 2005.

Vanillaleaf, Vanilla Leaf, Sweet-after-death, Deerfoot, Deer's-foot: Achlys triphylla (Synonyms: Achlys californica, Achlys triphylla ssp. triphylla, Leontice triphylla) - Vanillaleaf, Vanilla Leaf, Sweet-after-death, Deerfoot, Deer's-foot: Achlys triphylla (Synonyms: Achlys californica, Achlys triphylla ssp. triphylla, Leontice triphylla)

Vanilla leaf blooming in profusion along the Morrison Creek Trail #39 near the Morrison Creek horse bridge, Mount Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....May 29, 2020.

Paul Slichter