Lindley's Annual Microseris, Lindley's Silverpuffs, Linearleaf Microseris, Silver puffs
Uropappus lindleyi
Synonyms: Microseris lindleyi, Microseris linearifolia, Uropappus linearifolius
- 
Close-up images of the flower head and glabrous involucral bracts of Lindley's annual microseris as seen at Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge........May 10, 2009. The rays are generally a brighter yellow than what are shown here.
A basal leaf of Lindley's annual microseris as seen at Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge.......May 10, 2009. Some basal leaves have margins that are nearly entire, while others may have longer (but narrow) lobes than the ones seen here.
Lindley's annual microseris as seen at the base of basalt cliffs at Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge........May 10, 2009.
- 
- 
- 
The photo above and the 3 below show one of many salsify found at Horsethief Butte of reduced height, all flowering at less than 20 cm high.
- 
Additional views of the flower head and involucral bracts of Lindley's annual microseris as seen along Old Highway 8 at the base of the Labyrinth, mid-Columbia River Gorge.......April 15, 2010.
Paul Slichter