Silverback Luina, Littleleaf Luina, Little-leaf Silverback
Luina hypoleuca
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Silverback luina, possibly parasitized by common paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) as seen along the Ape Canyon trail #234 at the head of Ape Canyon and along the Loowit Trail at Pumice Butte, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument........July 13, 2016.
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Silverback luina beginning to bloom at left on a rock outcrop along the trail about one-half mile south of the summit of Strawberry Mountain in the Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument.........June 21, 2015. The photo at right shows silverback luina beginning to bloom near timberline along the Butte Camp Trail #238A, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument.........July 12, 2021.
This photo shows a close-up of the inflorescence of silverback luina.
This photo shows a close-up of a flower head of silverback luina. Note that each flower head lacks ray flowers.
This photo shows a close-up sideview of a flower head of silverback luina. Note the whitish, woolly hairs covering the involucral bracts and stem.
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These 2 photos show close-ups of the stem leaves of silverback luina. The greener upper leaf surface is seen at left while the lower leaf surface can be seen at right.
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Silverback luina as seen along the Butte Camp Trail #238A about one-half mile downhill from the junction with the Loowit Trail #216, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument............July 23, 2017.
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Numerous snowberry checkerspots nectaring upon the flowers of silverback luina (Luina hypoleuca) along the Butte Camp Trail #238A, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument......July 12, 2021.
This photo shows the attracively leafy stems of silverback luina as seen on rock outcrops atop King Mt. in the King Mountain Rock Garden RNA of the Umpqua National Forest.......June 25, 2005.
Silverback luina in bud at timberline along the Butte Camp Trail, Mt. Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument...........July 9, 2013.
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Silverback luina as seen atop Badger Peak in the Dark Divide, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........August 22, 2014.
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Silverback luina as seen along the Butte Camp Trail #238A about one-half mile downhill from the junction with the Loowit Trail #216, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument.........August 11, 2022.
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Silverback luina as seen along the Butte Camp Trail #238A about one-half mile downhill from the junction with the Loowit Trail #216, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument............June 9, 2015.
Paul Slichter