Mountain Tarweed, Cluster Tarweed, Clustered Tarweed, Stinking Tarweed, Mountain Tarplant
Madia glomerata

The photo above shows a close-up view of the flower
head of mountain tarweed. Notice the smal number of disk flowers as well as the
tri-lobed ray flowers. Photographed in open prairie along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge
at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..........August 10, 2007. Note the numerous long, spreading hairs as well as the numerous short, gland-tipped hairs.

The photo above shows a close-up view of the narrow, spindle-shaped involucre of mountain tarweed. Photographed in open prairie along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..........August 10, 2007.

The upper stem and narrow stem leaves of mountain tarweed.
Notice the many long, spreading hairs as well as numerous shorter, gland-tipped hairs.

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence and upper stem leaves of mountain tarweed as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake NWR........July 31, 2008.
Paul Slichter