[The Harebell Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower

Heterocodon rariflorum

Synonyms: Heterocodon rariflorum, Specularia rariflora

Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonyms: Heterocodon rariflorum, Specularia rariflora) - Corolla of Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonyms: Heterocodon rariflorum, Specularia rariflora)

The photo at left shows a close-up sideview of heterocodon as seen in a moist swale along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway.........July 9, 2006. The photo at right shows heterocodon in bloom in a moist swale to the east of Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area......July 3, 2022.

Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonyms: Heterocodon rariflorum, Specularia rariflora) - Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonyms: Heterocodon rariflorum, Specularia rariflora)

The photo at left shows a close-up view of the flower of heterocodon as seen along Kreps Lane at Conboy NWR..........July 2, 2006. Note the thick, 3-lobed stigma that is shorter than the corolla tube. The photo at right shows a close-up sideview of the long, bell-shaped flower of heterocodon as seen along Kreps Lane at Conboy NWR..........July 2, 2006.

 

The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the long, bell-shaped flower of heterocodon as seen along Kreps Lane at Conboy NWR..........July 2, 2006.

Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonyms: Heterocodon rariflorum, Specularia rariflora)

The photo above shows a stem leaf of heterocodon as seen at Conboy NWR.........July 2, 2006.

Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonyms: Heterocodon rariflorum, Specularia rariflora)

The photo above shows the long, spindly form of heterocodon.

Paul Slichter