Pinedrops, Woodland Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

The photo at left shows a close-up of the attractive inflorescence of pinedrops as seen along Rd K6000 below its intersection with Rd K6900 at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 10, 2005. Note the numerous glands on the pedicels and stalk. The photo at right shows pinedrops along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.....June 11, 2020.

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The photo at left shows an unusually light colored pinedrops seen in coniferous forest along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake NWR.........July 2, 2007. The photo at center shows multiple stems of pinedrops emerging from the ground along the Glenwood-Troutlake Highway adjacent to the Conboy National Wildlife Refuge..........June 17, 2006. The inflorescences have yet to open. The photo at right shows the inflorescence of pinedrops as seen along Rd K6000 below its intersection with Rd K6900 at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 10, 2005.

Pinedrops as seen at left along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge...........June 20, 2013. The photo at right shows pinedrops post flowering along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge...........October 19, 2020.

The photo at right shows pinedrops beginning to bloom in open oak woodlands east of Canyon Creek in the Klickitat Wildlife Area.....July 2, 2023. The photos at center and at righ show pinedrops as observed along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake NWR.....October 23, 2023.