Contorted Streptanthus, Mounted Jewelflower, Mountain Jewel Flower, Shieldplant
Streptanthus tortuosus
Synonyms: Streptanthus tortuosus var. orbiculatus , Streptanthus tortuosus var. tortuosus)
![Contorted Streptanthus, Mounted Jewelflower, Mountain Jewel Flower, Shieldplant: Streptanthus tortuosus (Synonyms: Streptanthus tortuosus var. orbiculatus , Streptanthus tortuosus var. tortuosus)](tortuosus/tortuosus1a.jpg)
Mountain jewel flower blooming along the upper sections of Forest Service Road 4201, Siskiyou National Forest.......July 15, 2012.
- ![Contorted Streptanthus, Mounted Jewelflower, Mountain Jewel Flower, Shieldplant: Streptanthus tortuosus (Synonyms: Streptanthus tortuosus var. orbiculatus , Streptanthus tortuosus var. tortuosus)](tortuosus/tortuosus2d.jpg)
- ![Contorted Streptanthus, Mounted Jewelflower, Mountain Jewel Flower, Shieldplant: Streptanthus tortuosus (Synonyms: Streptanthus tortuosus var. orbiculatus , Streptanthus tortuosus var. tortuosus)](tortuosus/tortuosus2b.jpg)
Close-up of the flowers of mountain jewel flower blooming on the south slopes of Whetstone Butte, Siskiyou National Forest.......July 15, 2012.
- ![Contorted Streptanthus, Mounted Jewelflower, Mountain Jewel Flower, Shieldplant: Streptanthus tortuosus (Synonyms: Streptanthus tortuosus var. orbiculatus , Streptanthus tortuosus var. tortuosus)](tortuosus/tortuosus1c.jpg)
Mountain jewel flower blooming along the upper sections of Forest Service Road 4201 (or Josephine County Road 4201) several miles northeast of Babyfoot Lake, Siskiyou National Forest........July 15, 2012.
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- ![Contorted Streptanthus, Mounted Jewelflower, Mountain Jewel Flower, Shieldplant: Streptanthus tortuosus (Synonyms: Streptanthus tortuosus var. orbiculatus , Streptanthus tortuosus var. tortuosus)](tortuosus/tortuosus07-14-2020b.jpg)
Mountain jewel flower observed along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 a mile or so west of Cook and Green Pass, Klamath National Forest........July 14, 2020.
Paul Slichter