Orange Agoseris, Orange Mountain Dandelion, Slender Agoseris
Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca
Synonyms: Agoseris angustissima, Agoseris arachnoidea, Agoseris aurantiaca ssp. aurantiaca, Agoseris gracilens, Agoseris greenei, Agoseris howellii, Agoseris nana, Agoseris prionophylla, Agoseris subalpina, Agoseris vulcanica
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Orange agoseris in bloom on the terminal moraine for the Adams Glacier, Mt. Adams, Mt. Adams Wilderness.......July 19, 2018.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower
head of orange agoseris as seen at about 4100' atop the ridge that separates
the Dairy and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.............June
11, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up sideview
of the flower head of orange agoseris as seen at about 4100' atop the ridge
that separates the Dairy and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner
of Mt. Adams.............June 11, 2005. Note that the involucral bracts
are covered with long, soft, spreading hairs.
The photo above shows a basal leaf of orange agoseris as seen
in meadows on the north side of Hellroaring Creek adjacent to the Island Springs
Trail near Bench Lake on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams.........July
1, 2005.
The photo above shows the achene of orange
agoseris. The achene or seed is narrowly elliptical in shape, tapering at both
ends. The achene tapers to a narrow, long beak which in turn joins with the
parachute-like pappus. Photographed near the trailhead for the Willard Springs
Trail at the Conboy Lake NWR headquarters.........July 28, 2006.
Seed heads of orange agoseris as seen along a stream between the Pacific Crest Trail and terminal moraine of the Adams Glacier, Mt. Adams Wilderness...........August 20, 2013.
Involucral bracts of orange agoseris as seen in moist grassy places along the climber's trail above Hellroaring Overlook, Yakama Nation Tract D Lands at the southeastern corner of Mount Adams..........August 12, 2013.
The photo above shows orange agoseris as seen
at Bird Creek Meadows at the southeast corner of Mt. Adams........August
1975.
Paul Slichter