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

Littleleaf Luina, Little-leaf Silverback, Silverback Luina

Luina hypoleuca

Silverback Luina, Littleleaf Luina, Little-leaf Silverback: Luina hypoleuca

Silverback luina as seen on rocky slopes below the tunnel along the Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park........July 25, 2008.

Flower head of Silverback Luina, Littleleaf Luina, Little-leaf Silverback: Luina hypoleuca

A close-up of one flower head of silverback luina as seen on rocky slopes below the tunnel along the Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park.......July 25, 2008.

Flower head of Silverback Luina, Littleleaf Luina, Little-leaf Silverback: Luina hypoleuca - Upper leaf surface of Silverback Luina, Littleleaf Luina, Little-leaf Silverback: Luina hypoleuca - Lower leaf surface of Silverback Luina, Littleleaf Luina, Little-leaf Silverback: Luina hypoleuca - Inflorescence of Silverback Luina, Littleleaf Luina, Little-leaf Silverback: Luina hypoleuca

Four additional close-ups of silverback luina as seen on rocky slopes below the tunnel along the Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park.........July 25, 2008.

Silverback Luina, Littleleaf Luina, Little-leaf Silverback: Luina hypoleuca

Silverback luina on serpentine soils near Whetstone Butte, Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon..........July 15, 2012.

Paul Slichter