[Flaxflowers & Linanthus: The Genus Leptosiphon in Mt. Adams Country]

Harkness' Flaxflower, Harkness' Linanthus, Three-seed Desert-trumpets

Leptosiphon harknessii

Synonyms: Linanthus harknessii, Linanthus harknessii ssp. harknessii

Inflorescence of Harkness' Flaxflower, Harkness' Linanthus, Three-seed Desert-trumpets: Leptosiphon harknessii (Synonyms: Linanthus harknessii, Linanthus harknessii ssp. harknessii)

The photo above shows what appears to be Harkness' flaxflower in shallow, rocky soils at a bald at about 4100' on the ridgetop between the Dairy and Cougar Creek drainages on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams........July 11, 2005.

Harkness' Flaxflower, Harkness' Linanthus, Three-seed Desert-trumpets: Leptosiphon harknessii (Synonyms: Linanthus harknessii, Linanthus harknessii ssp. harknessii)

The photo above shows a close-up of a whorl of stem leaves of Harkness' flaxflower as seen along Road K6000 on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams.......June 17, 2006.

Paul Slichter