Pussypaws
Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera
formerly Calyptridium umbellata
formerly Spraguea umbellata
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence
basal leaves of pussypaws as seen at about 4800' atop the ridge dividing the
Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.................June
19, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence
of pussypaws as seen at about 4800' atop the ridge dividing the Dairy Creek
and Cougar Creek drainages on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.................June
19, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the form
of pussypaws as seen at about 4800' atop the ridge dividing the Dairy Creek
and Cougar Creek drainages on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.................June
19, 2005. Note the numerous glossy, spatulate to oblanceolate shaped basal leaves
arranged in rosettes and the numerous inflorescences pressed to the ground.
Paul Slichter