[Willowherbs: The Genus Epilobium in Mt. Adams Country]
Club-pod Willowherb, Talus Willowherb
Epilobium clavatum
Synonyms: Epilobium alpinum var. albiflorum, Epilobium alpinum var. clavatum
Club-pod willowherb as seen at about 7200' at the base of the terminal moraine of the Adams Glacier above High Camp, Mt. Adams.........August 12, 2016.
The photo above shows club-pod willowherb as seen above 6500'
along the Highline Trail #114 on the north side of Mt. Adams........July
11, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of a stem leaf of club-pod willowherb
as seen above 6500' along the Highline Trail #114 on the north side of Mt. Adams.......July
11, 2005.
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Close-up images of the club-shaped pod and stem leaves of club-pod
willowherb as seen above 6500' along the Highline Trail #114 on the north side
of Mt. Adams.......July 11, 2005. The capsules are widest near the tips.
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Club-pod willowherb as seen at left above 6500' near the upper headwaters of the Lewis River below the terminal moraine of the Adams Glacier, Mt. Adams Wilderness.........July
18, 2018.
Club-pod willowherb as seen at right above 6500' near the upper headwaters of the Lewis River below the terminal moraine of the Adams Glacier, Mt. Adams Wilderness.........July
18, 2018
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Club-pod willowherb as seen along the upper portions of East Fork Adams Creek near 6400', Mt. Adams Wilderness..........August 20, 2013.
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Club-pod willowherb as seen along the upper portions of East Fork Adams Creek near 6400', Mt. Adams Wilderness..........August 6, 2017.
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Club-pod willowherb observed still in bloom on outwash gravels and cobbles at the base of the terminal moraine for the Adams Glacier, between Adams Creek and the Lewis River.......August 31, 2019.
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Club-pod willow-herb as seen at left above 6400'
in Bird Creek Meadows on the southeast side of Mt. Adams.........July
31, 2005. Note the long, linear seed capsules. The photo at right shows club-pod willow-herb with its fruits split and having already dispensed their seeds. Photo from 7200' along the Climber's Trail at the head of Hellroaring Valley, Yakama Nation lands, Mt. Adams......August 30, 2021.
Paul Slichter