[Hawkweeds: The Genus Hieracium East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

White-flowered Hawkweed, White Hawkweed

Hieracium albiflorum

Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense

Inflorescence of White-flowered Hawkweed, White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense)

A close-up of the inflorescence of white-flowered hawkweed as seen along the Steins Pillar Trail, Ochoco National Forest........June 26, 2017.

Close-up of the inflorescence of White-flowered Hawkweed, White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense)

The photo above shows the inflorescence of white-flowered hawkweed as photographed at about 4100' atop the ridge that divides the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeast corner of Mt. Adams........July 10, 2005.

Close-up of the involucral bracts of White-flowered Hawkweed, White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense) - Close-up of the flower head of White-flowered Hawkweed, White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower head of white-flowered hawkweed as photographed at about 4100' atop the ridge that divides the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeast corner of Mt. Adams.........July 10, 2005. This is the only white-flowered hawkweed species in the Pacific Northwest. Note the thin, black bristles on the involucral bracts. Note also the squared-off, fringed tips to the rays.

White-flowered Hawkweed, White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense) - Basla and lower stem leaves of White-flowered Hawkweed, White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum (Synonyms: Chlorocrepis albiflora, Hieracium helleri, Hieracium occidentale, Hieracium siskiyouense)

Additional photos of white-flowered hawkweed as photographed along the valley trail about three-quarters of a mile northwest of the Painted Rocks Trailhead, Little Spokane River Natural Area..........July 5, 2011.

Paul Slichter