Sulfur Buckwheat, Sulfurflower
Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum
The photo above shows sulfur buckwheat as
seen at about 8000' in the Devils Garden on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July
24, 2005. All photos on this page represent plants that were at most
10 cm high.
The photo above shows sulfur buckwheat as seen at about 7200'
along the Highline Trail #114 on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July
24, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of part ot the flowers of the
inflorescence of sulfur buckwheat as seen at about 7200' along the Highline
Trail #114 on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005.
The photo above shows a side-view of the inflorescence of sulfur
buckwheat as seen at about 7200' along the Highline Trail #114 on the northeastern
slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005.
The photo above shows a view of the dorsal
surface of the leaves of sulfur buckwheat as seen at about 7200' along the Highline
Trail #114 on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005. Note the green dorsal surface of the blades, with some whitish hairs, and that
the blades are round to rounded-elliptical in shape.
The photo above shows the lower surface of
a leaf of sulfur buckwheat as seen at about 7200' along the Highline Trail #114
on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005.
The photo above shows another side-view of
sulfur buckwheat as seen at about 7200' along the Highline Trail #114 on the
northeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005.
The photo above shows a third close-up side-view
of the inflorescence of sulfur buckwheat as seen at about 7200' along the Highline
Trail #114 on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flowers
of sulfur buckwheat as seen at about 8000' in the Devils Garden on the northeastern
slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005.
Paul Slichter