[Hawkweeds: The Genus Hieracium in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

White Hawkweed, White-flowered Hawkweed

Hieracium albiflorum

Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense

White Hawkweed, White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense)

A close-up of the inflorescence of white hawkweed as seen along the Boundary Trail #1 about a mile east of the Johnston Ridge Observatory, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument.........July 2, 2014.

Inflorescence of White Hawkweed, White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense)

The photo above shows the inflorescence of white-flowered hawkweed as photographed at about 4100' atop the ridge that divides the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeast corner of Mt. Adams.........July 10, 2005.

Flower head of White Hawkweed, White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense) - Flower head of White Hawkweed, White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense)

These two photos close-ups of the flower head of white-flowered hawkweed as photographed at about 4100' atop the ridge that divides the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeast corner of Mt. Adams.........July 10, 2005. This is the only white-flowered hawkweed species in the Pacific Northwest. Note the thin, black bristles on the involucral bracts. Note the squared-off, fringed tips to the rays.

Inflorescence of White Hawkweed, White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense) - White Hawkweed, White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense)

The photo at left shows a close-up of the inflorescence of white-flowered hawkweed as seen along the Castle Rock Trail #3506, Willamette National Forest.........June 24, 2018

Paul Slichter