[Members of the Sunflower Family in the Columbia River Gorge with Flower Heads like Dandylions]
Western Rattlesnake Root, Western Rattlesnake-root

Prenanthes alata

Synonym: Prenanthes lessingii

Flower head of Western Rattlesnake Root, Western Rattlesnake-root: Prenanthes alata (Synonym: Prenanthes lessingii) -- Flower head of Western Rattlesnake Root, Western Rattlesnake-root: Prenanthes alata (Synonym: Prenanthes lessingii)

Close-ups of the flower heads of western rattlesnake root as seen along the trail between Angels Rest and the Wahkeena Falls Trail.....................August 20, 2009.

Western Rattlesnake Root, Western Rattlesnake-root: Prenanthes alata (Synonym: Prenanthes lessingii) -- Western Rattlesnake Root, Western Rattlesnake-root: Prenanthes alata (Synonym: Prenanthes lessingii)

Western rattlesnake root as seen along the trail between Angels Rest and the Wahkeena Falls Trail.....................August 20, 2009.

Involucral bracts of Western Rattlesnake Root, Western Rattlesnake-root: Prenanthes alata (Synonym: Prenanthes lessingii)

Involucral bracts of western rattlesnake root as seen along the trail between Angels Rest and the Wahkeena Falls Trail.....................August 20, 2009.

Arrow-shaped leaf of Western Rattlesnake Root, Western Rattlesnake-root: Prenanthes alata (Synonym: Prenanthes lessingii)

The arrow-shaped leaf of western rattlesnake root as seen along the trail between Angels Rest and the Wahkeena Falls Trail.....................May 18, 2009.
Paul Slichter