[Members of the Sunflower Family with all Ray Flowers in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Thsee photos shows a close-up of a flower head as well as the inflorescence (finishing up blooming) of wall-lettuce as seen at the trailhead for the Snipes Mt. Trail # on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........October 14, 2005. The flower heads consist of 5 yellow ray flowers.

Basal or lowest stem leaves of wall-lettuce as seen along the Dry Creek Trail #149, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....September 30, 2024.

A typical lower stem leaf of wall-lettuce as seen at the trailhead for the Snipes Mt. Trail # on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........October 14, 2005.. The pinnatifid leaf has a broad leaf tip which is roughly triangular in outline with several smaller lower lobes and clasping leaf base. The central vein tends to be broadly winged below the tip.