[The Bluebell and Harebell Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Heterocodon, Rareflower Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower

Heterocodon rariflorum

Synonym: Specularia rariflorum

Corolla of Heterocodon, Rareflower Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum)

A close-up sideview of heterocodon as seen in a moist swale along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway.........July 9, 2006.

Corolla of Heterocodon, Rareflower Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum) -- Corolla of Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum)

Close-up views of the flower of heterocodon as seen along Kreps Lane at Conboy NWR.........July 2, 2006. Note the thick, 3-lobed stigma that is shorter than the corolla tube.

Heterocodon, Rareflower Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum)

A close-up sideview of the long, bell-shaped corolla and spreading sepals of heterocodon as seen along the Old Headquarters Road in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area.........June 28, 2009.

Leaf of Heterocodon, Rareflower Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum)

The photo above shows a stem leaf of heterocodon as seen at Conboy NWR.........July 2, 2006.

Heterocodon, Rareflower Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum)

The photo above shows the long, spindly form of heterocodon.

Paul Slichter