[Goldfields: The Genus Lasthenia West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

California Goldfields, Slender Goldfields

Lasthenia californica ssp. californica

Synonyms: Baeria chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. gracilis, Baeria chrysostoma var. gracilis, Lasthenia chrysostoma

California Goldfields, Slender Goldfields: Lasthenia californica ssp. californica (Synonyms: Baeria chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. gracilis, Baeria chrysostoma var. gracilis, Lasthenia chrysostoma)

A mass of slender goldfields (hence leading to the name of "goldfields") as seen atop Upper Table Rock several miles to the north of Medford, OR...........April 4, 2009.

California Goldfields, Slender Goldfields: Lasthenia californica ssp. californica (Synonyms: Baeria chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. gracilis, Baeria chrysostoma var. gracilis, Lasthenia chrysostoma) - California Goldfields, Slender Goldfields: Lasthenia californica ssp. californica (Synonyms: Baeria chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. gracilis, Baeria chrysostoma var. gracilis, Lasthenia chrysostoma)

A close-up of the flower of slender goldfields as seen atop Upper Table Rock several miles to the north of Medford, OR...........April 4, 2009.

California Goldfields, Slender Goldfields: Lasthenia californica ssp. californica (Synonyms: Baeria chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. gracilis, Baeria chrysostoma var. gracilis, Lasthenia chrysostoma)

Slender goldfields as seen atop Upper Table Rock several miles to the north of Medford, OR...........April 4, 2009, Note the oppositely paired stem leaves and appressed hairs on the stems.

California Goldfields, Slender Goldfields: Lasthenia californica ssp. californica (Synonyms: Baeria chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. gracilis, Baeria chrysostoma var. gracilis, Lasthenia chrysostoma) - California Goldfields, Slender Goldfields: Lasthenia californica ssp. californica (Synonyms: Baeria chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. chrysostoma, Baeria chrysostoma ssp. gracilis, Baeria chrysostoma var. gracilis, Lasthenia chrysostoma)

A close-up of the flower of slender goldfields as seen atop Upper Table Rock several miles to the north of Medford, OR...........April 28, 2012.

Paul Slichter