[Sawworts: The Genus Saussurea in Mt. Adams Country]

American sawwort as seen along Hellroaring Creek near where the Island Springs Trail crosses it........August 13, 2012.

American sawwort as seen after its bloom period along the Bluff Lake Trail between Bird and Bluff Lakes, Yakama Nation lands at Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams.......September 4, 2022.

American sawwort as seen in Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams.........August 1, 2014.

Close-ups of the involucres and flowers of american sawwort as seen along Hellroaring Creek near where the Island Springs Trail crosses it........September 5, 2004.