Old Man's Whiskers, Old-man's Whiskers, Prairie Smoke, Red Avens
Geum triflorum
Synonyms: Erythrocoma campanulata, Erythrocoma ciliata, Geum campanulatum, Geum ciliatum, Geum triflorum var. campanulatum, Geum triflorum var. ciliatum, Geum triflorum var. triflorum, Sieversia campanulata, Sieversia ciliata
The photo above shows a close-up of the nodding flower of prairie smoke as seen in a riparian area to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway, on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 13, 2007. Note the numerous spreading hairs on the stem, leaves and outer surface of the petals and sepals.
The photo above shows a close-up of a leaf of the upper stem of prairie smoke as seen in a riparian area to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway..........May 13, 2007.
The photo above shows prairie smoke as seen in a riparian area to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway........May 13, 2007. Note the numerous pinnatifid leaves and the pendant flowers.
Prairie smoke blooming along a small stream spilling over the west rim of the Klickitat Canyon in the Klickitat Canyon NRCA..........May 1, 2015.
Paul Slichter