[Members of the Sunflower Family with Daisy-like Heads of Mt. Adams]

Low Gumweed

Grindelia nana var. integrifolia

The photo above shows a flower head of low gumweed as seen at about 4000' along Road S1750 on the east side of King Mt, which is several miles south of Mt. Adams....................September 30, 2006.

The photo above shows a close-up view of the involucre of low gumweed as seen at about 4000' along Road S1750 on the east side of King Mt, which is several miles south of Mt. Adams....................September 30, 2006. Note the tips of each bract which are curved outwards then reflexed downward and the resinous covering to the bracts.

The photo above shows a close-up of a basal leaf of low gumweed as seen on the east side of King Mt, which is several miles south of Mt. Adams....................September 30, 2006.

The photo above shows a close-up of a stem leaf of low gumweed as seen on the east side of King Mt, which is several miles south of Mt. Adams....................September 30, 2006.

The photo above shows low gumweed as seen at about 4000' along Road S1750 on the east side of King Mt, which is several miles south of Mt. Adams....................September 30, 2006.

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