Orange Agoseris
Agoseris aurantiaca
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 a pink-flowered form
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.
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.
The photo above shows orange agoseris as seen
at Bird Creek Meadows at the southeast corner of Mt. Adams...................August
1975.
Paul Slichter