[Coneflowers: The Genus Rudbeckia East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Showy Coneflower

Rudbeckia alpicola

Synonym: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. alpicola

Showy Coneflower: Rudbeckia alpicola (Synonym: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. alpicola)

Close-up view of the newly opened flower head of showy coneflower as seen long forest road 7300-400, Wenatchee National Forest............June 8, 2009.

Showy Coneflower: Rudbeckia alpicola (Synonym: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. alpicola)

Showy coneflower with its irregularly lobed and pinnatifid leaves can clearly be seen in this view along forest road 7300-400, Wenatchee National Forest..........June 8, 2009.

Showy Coneflower: Rudbeckia alpicola (Synonym: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. alpicola) - Showy Coneflower: Rudbeckia alpicola (Synonym: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. alpicola)

Basal leaf of Showy Coneflower: Rudbeckia alpicola (Synonym: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. alpicola) - Showy Coneflower: Rudbeckia alpicola (Synonym: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. alpicola)

Additional close-up photos of showy coneflower as seen in a wet meadow near the end of Forest Service Road #3507, Wenatchee National Forest..........July 8, 2010.

Paul Slichter