[The Mustard Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Alpine Twinpod, Washington Twinpod

Physaria alpestris

Synonym: Lesquerella alpestris

Alpine Twinpod, Washington Twinpod: Physaria alpestris (Synonym: Lesquerella alpestris)

The photo above gives an idea of the form of alpine twinpod, with a silvery gray rosette of basal leaves and prostrate flower stems ascending at the tips.

Alpine Twinpod, Washington Twinpod: Physaria alpestris (Synonym: Lesquerella alpestris) - Alpine Twinpod, Washington Twinpod: Physaria alpestris (Synonym: Lesquerella alpestris)

The photo at left shows a close-up of the flower of alpine twinpod. All the photos of alpine twinpod on this page were taken near Grassy Knoll in the southern Gifford Pinchot National Forest........May 24, 2007. The photo at right shows a close-up sideview of the flower and upper stem leaves of alpine twinpod. Note the numerous forked hairs covering the outer surface of the calyx as well as the leaves.

Alpine Twinpod, Washington Twinpod: Physaria alpestris (Synonym: Lesquerella alpestris)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the spatulate basal leaves of alpine twinpod.

Alpine Twinpod, Washington Twinpod: Physaria alpestris (Synonym: Lesquerella alpestris)


Paul Slichter