[The Phacelias of Mt. Adams Country]

Tall Phacelia, Tall Scorpion-weed

Phacelia procera

Flower of Tall Phacelia, Tall Scorpion-weed: Phacelia procera

The photo above shows a close-up of a flower of tall phacelia as seen at about 4050' along a logging road atop the ridge that divides the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 10, 2005.
Other Locations this Species may be Viewed on Mt. Adams:

1: Along the Island Springs Trail which climbs from Bench Lake to the Ridge of Wonders. Look especially in the steep watercourses that descend from the top of the ridge.

2. DNR Rock Quarry at about 4100' on the boundary between DNR lands and the Yakama Nation.


Corolla and sepals of Tall Phacelia, Tall Scorpion-weed: Phacelia procera

The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the coiled inflorescence of tall phacelia as seen at about 4050' along a logging road atop the ridge that divides the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 10, 2005.

Leaf of Tall Phacelia, Tall Scorpion-weed: Phacelia procera

The photo above shows a close-up of the pinnately compound leaf of tall phacelia as seen at about 4050' along a logging road atop the ridge that divides the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 10, 2005.

Tall Phacelia, Tall Scorpion-weed: Phacelia procera

The photo above shows tall phacelia 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