[Members of the Sunflower Family with Discoid Flower Heads in the Cascade Mt. Range of Oregon and Washington]
Western Black-eyed Susan, Western Chocolate Black-eyed Susan, Western Chocolate-cone, Western Coneflower
Rudbeckia occidentalis
Synonyms: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. montana, Rudbeckia occidentalis var. occidentalis
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The photo at left shows western chocolate-cone as seen along the Umatilla Rim Trail #3080 near Tollgate, Umatilla National Forest.........June 24, 2007. The photo at right shows a flower head of western chocolate-cone as seen along the first mile of the Maxwell Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness........August 3, 2016.
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Western chocolate-cones blooming along the Horsepasture Mountain Trail #3529, Willamette National Forest.....August 3, 2023. Note the bumblebee pollinator at left.
Western chocolate-cone blooming along the Cone Peak Trail #3408, Willamette National Forest.......July 17, 2023.
Paul Slichter