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Saussurea angustifolia (willd.) DC.

17 photos.
This is the "narrowleaf saw-wort" or "narrow-leaved Saussurea".  There are two varieties in our area."
var. angustifola is the tall lowland plant and var. yukonensis is the short plant of the mountains.
The species has only disc flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


1.  Early July.  Top view of terminal cluster.



2.  Early July.  Side view of terminal cluster.



3.  Early July.  Side view just out of bud stage.



4.  Early July.  Going to seed.



5.  Early July.  Entire plant.



6.  Early July.  Lower plant section.



7. Late June.  Profile of plant in place.



8.  Late June.  Terminal cluster in bud stage.



9.  Late June.  A group of plants.



10.  Late June.  Plant in bud.



11.  Early July.  Plant in bloom



12.   July 11, 2009. An unusually tall plant for
Eagle summit. possibly an intermediate form.


13.   July 11, 2009.  Profile view of a variety
yukonensis.



14.   July 11, 2009.  Top view of variety
yukonensis.



15.   July 11, 2009.  Variety yukonensis
beginning to fade.



16.   July 11, 2009.  variety yukonensis.
with little color left.



17.   July 29, 2009.   variety yukonensis.
completely faded.


Photos 1-8 of var. angustifolia
taken in  burn area south of 134 mile
Steese highway.
65°  35.817' N,   144°  36.729 W
Elev. 900 ft.

Photos 9-11 of  var. yukonensis
taken on Eagle summit.
65°  28.980' N,   145°  24.270' W
Elev. 3650 ft.

Photos 12 and 16 taken on the Central
side of Eagle Summit.
65°  30.08' N,   145°  22.84' W
Elev. 3700 ft.

Photos 13-15 taken on Eagle Summit on the
hillside across the Steese highway
from the Pinnell trailhead road.
65° 29.00' N, 145° 24.35' W
Elev. 3650 ft.


Photo 16 taken above the Pinnell
Mountain Trail near milepost 2.
Latitude: N 65° 29' 37.348
Longitude: W 145° 28' 10.724
Altitude: 1276.77 m