[Silk-tassels: The Genus Garrya West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Bear Brush, Fremont's Silk-tassel

Garrya fremontii

Synonym: Garrya fremontii var. laxa

Bear Brush, Fremont's Silk-tassel: Garrya fremontii

Fremont's silk-tassel. Photographed at the Beekman House Botanical Garden in Jacksonville, OR........April 6, 2009.

Inflorescence of Bear Brush, Fremont's Silk-tassel: Garrya fremontii

Pendant racemes of male flowers of Fremont's silk-tassel. Photographed at the Beekman House Botanical Garden in Jacksonville, OR........April 6, 2009.

Leaf of Bear Brush, Fremont's Silk-tassel: Garrya fremontii

A leaf of Fremont's silk-tassel. Photographed at the Beekman House Botanical Garden in Jacksonville, OR........April 6, 2009.

Bear Brush, Fremont's Silk-tassel: Garrya fremontii

Fremont's silk-tassel as seen atop Upper Table Rock in southwestern Oregon.......April 4, 2009.

Leaf of Bear Brush, Fremont's Silk-tassel: Garrya fremontii - Leaf of Bear Brush, Fremont's Silk-tassel: Garrya fremontii

Two additional photos of leaves of Fremont's silk-tassel as seen atop Upper Table Rock in southwestern Oregon.......April 4, 2009.

Paul Slichter