Ballhead Waterleaf, Wool Breeches, Woolen Breeches
Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence
of ballhead waterleaf (var. thompsonii) as seen at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge just southeast of Mt. Adams
...........April 13, 2007.
The photo above shows that the ball-like flower
head which is held above the leaves on a long scape, or is about equal in length to the pinnately divided leaves of ballhead waterleaf
(var. thompsonii) as seen at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge
at the southeast foot of Mt. Adams..........April 13, 2007.
The photo above shows ballhead waterleaf (var. thompsonii) in a clearcut at about 4100' near the summit of King Mt., located along the SE rift zone of Mt. Adams..........June 3, 2007.
The leaf of ballhead waterleaf (var. thompsonii) as seen at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge
at the southeast foot of Mt. Adams..........April 13, 2007.
The photo above shows ballhead waterleaf (var. thompsonii) in a clearcut at about 4100' near the summit of King Mt., located along the SE rift zone of Mt. Adams..........May 13, 2007.
Paul Slichter