[Members of the Sunflower Family with Discoid Flower Heads Found West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Pathfinder, Trailplant

Adenocaulon bicolor

Pathfinder, Trailplant: Adenocaulon bicolor

Close-up of the leaves of pathfinder plant as seen in forest at the base of Saddle Mountain in the Coast Range of northwestern Oregon......June 14, 2009.

Inflorescence of Pathfinder, Trailplant: Adenocaulon bicolor

Upper leaf surface of Pathfinder, Trailplant: Adenocaulon bicolor -- Lower leaf surface of Pathfinder, Trailplant: Adenocaulon bicolor

Photos showing a close-up view of the inflorescence and the glabrous upper surface and closely white-woolly lower surface of the basal leaf blades of pathfinder as seen at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........July 10, 2005. The whitish underside of the leaves give this species its name. If bent so the apex points in the direction of travel, with the white undersurface facing upwards, the leaves of this species can indicate direction of travel if lost.
Paul Slichter