[The Genus Tofieldia West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Western Tofieldia

Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

Synonym: Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis

Inflorescence of Western Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonym: Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis)

A close-up of the inflorescence of western tofieldia as seen blooming in moist meadows around Bigelow Lake, Josephine County, Oregon.............July 14, 2012.

Western Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonym: Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis) - Western Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonym: Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis)

Western tofieldia blooming in wet meadows along a stream steeply descending down the southern slopes of Dutchman Peak to Forest Road 20, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest......July 16, 2020.

Western Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonym: Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis) - Western Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonym: Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis)

Western tofieldia blooming along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 in moist meadows on the southwest-facing slopes of Mt. Ashland, Klamath National Forest........July 22, 2021.

Western Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonym: Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis) - Western Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonym: Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis)

Western tofieldia in bloom in moist riparian meadows along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 at the head of one of the feeder streams to Tamarack Creek on the west side of Observation Peak, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest......July 15, 2020.

Western Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonym: Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis) - Basal leaves of Western Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonym: Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis) - Inflorescence of Western Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonym: Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis)

Western tofieldia blooming in moist meadows around Bigelow Lake, Josephine County, Oregon.............July 14, 2012.

Paul Slichter