[Woolly Sunflowers: The Genus Eriophyllum in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine

Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense

Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense) - Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense)

Common woolly sunflower as seen at left on cindery slopes at the west end of the Lookout Mountain summit ridge, northern boundary of the Badger Creek Wilderness..........July 4, 2013. The photo at right shows common woolly sunflower as seen atop Lookout Mountain, northern boundary of the Badger Creek Wilderness..........July 30, 2021

Leaf of Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the tri-lobed leaf of woolly sunflower as seen along the Highline Trail #114 near the eastern branch of the Muddy Fork Creek, near 6900' on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams........July 11, 2005. Notice how densely woolly the leaf is.

Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense) - Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense)

Some very nicely blooming clusters of woolly sunflower as seen atop Lookout Mountain, Badger Creek Wilderness..........July 17, 2017.

Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense) - Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense)

Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense)

Woolly sunflower as seen near the summit of Lookout Mountain, Badger Creek Wilderness..........July 17, 2016.

Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense) - Leaves of Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense)

Common woolly sunflower as seen near 6100' on steep, rocky slopes about 400 meters uphill from a 20' waterfall on upper South Fork Conrad Creek where the creek turns south about a mile or so from its headwaters, Goat Rocks Wilderness.......July 22, 2016.

Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense) - Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense)

The photo at left shows woolly sunflower as seen along the Highline Trail #114 near the eastern branch of the Muddy Fork Creek, near 6900' on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams......July 11, 2005. The photo at right shows Oregon sunshine in bloom atop Lookout Mountain, Badger Creek Wilderness.......August 27, 2022.

Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense) - Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense)

Oregon sunshine fading out of bloom at left along the Ironstone Trail #1141 about one-quarter mile west of its eastern trailhead near Cash Prairie, William O. Douglas Wilderness............July 25, 2015 The photo at right shows Oregon sunshine in bloom atop Lookout Mountain, Badger Creek Wilderness.......July 13, 2019.

Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense) - Common Eriophyllum, Common Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium (Synonyms: Eriophyllum integrifolium, Eriophyllum lanatum var. monoense)

Oregon sunshine in bloom atop Lookout Mountain, Badger Creek Wilderness.......June 29, 2023 (left) and July 3, 2024 (right).

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