Sulfur Buckwheat, Sulfurflower
Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence
of sulfur buckwheat as seen at about 6145' along the Round the Mt. Trail #9
(to the east of Madcat Meadows) on the southern side of Mt. Adams........July
29, 2005.
Sulfur flower (var. umbellatum) as seen
at about 6700' atop the Ridge of Wonders.........August 12, 2006.
The photo above shows sulfur buckwheat as seen
at about 6145' along the Round the Mt. Trail #9 (to the east of Madcat Meadows)
on the southern side of Mt. Adams........July 29, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up side-view
of the inflorescence of sulfur buckwheat as seen at about 4100' at a DNR rock
quarry dividing Dairy and Cougar Creeks on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.......July
10, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up dorsal view of the inflorescence
of sulfur buckwheat as seen at about 4100' at a DNR rock quarry dividing Dairy
and Cougar Creeks on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams........July
10, 2005.
The photo above shows a the upper leaf surface of sulfur buckwheat
as seen at about 4100' at a DNR rock quarry dividing Dairy and Cougar Creeks
on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.......July 10, 2005. This variety
has green (or reddish) upper leaf blades with some whitish hairs while the underside
of the blade is densely white-haired.
The photo above shows a the lower leaf surface of sulfur buckwheat
as seen at about 4100' at a DNR rock quarry dividing Dairy and Cougar Creeks
on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams........July 10, 2005.
Paul Slichter