Subalpine Daisy, Mountain Daisy

The photo above shows subalpine daisy as seen along the South Climb Trail on the southern side of Mt. Adams, about one-quarter mile below the toe of the Crescent Glacier................August 23, 2008.

The flower heads of subalpine daisy are generally single atop their stems, and usually measure 2.5-4 cm across. The ray flowers are generally over 1 mm wide which is wide for this genus. Photographed along the upper section of the Stagman Ridge Trail at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams........................July 27, 2006.

The photo above shows a close-up of the narrow involucral bracts of subalpine daisy as seen along Shorthorn Creek at about 5600' along the Shorthorn Trail #16 on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams..................July 30, 2005. Unlike other fleabanes found on Mt. Adams, it has broad ray flowers that are over 1 mm wide.

The photo above shows the broad stem leaf of subalpine daisy as seen along Shorthorn Creek at about 5600' along the Shorthorn Trail #16 on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams..................July 30, 2005.

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The 4 photos above showvarious views of subalpine daisy as seen along the South Climb Trail on the southern side of Mt. Adams, about one-quarter mile below the toe of the Crescent Glacier................August 23, 2008. Click each photo to see an enlarged version.

The photo above shows a nice cluster of subalpine daisy in moist riparian soils along the Round the Mountain Trail #9 in Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.......................July 19, 2007.

The photo above shows a nice cluster of subalpine daisy as seen along the Round the Mt. Trail to the east of Salt Creek on the southern side of Mt. Adams................August 4, 2001.