Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum
The photo above shows a close-up view of the disk flowers of the discoid form of woolly sunflower as seen in prairie along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........July 2, 2007. This variant of woolly sunflower is quite common in prairies on the refuge, although forms of variety lanatum having ray flowers are also fairly common here too.
The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the involucral bracts of the discoid form of woolly sunflower as seen in prairie along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR.........July 2, 2007.
The photo above shows a close-up of a typical leaf of the discoid form of woolly sunflower as seen in prairie along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR.........July 2, 2007.
The photo above shows the discoid form of woolly sunflower as seen in prairie along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........July 2, 2007.
The photo above and below shows a discoid form of woolly sunflower as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge at the southeastern foot of Mt. Adams.........June 18, 2006.
The photo above and below shows a discoid form of woolly sunflower as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge at the southeastern foot of Mt. Adams..........June 18, 2006.
The photo above shows what the typical
woolly sunflower (var.
lanatum) with ray flowers present would look like. Photographed high above the White Salmon River on cliffs above Forest
Road #23 at about 3750' at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams........June
21, 2005.