[The Harebell Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Heterocodon, Rareflower Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower

Heterocodon rariflorum

Synonyms: Specularia rariflora, Specularia rariflorum

Flower of Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum)

A close-up sideview of heterocodon as seen in a moist swale along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway..........July 9, 2006.

Flower of Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the flower of heterocodon as seen along Kreps Lane at Conboy NWR........July 2, 2006. Note the thick, 3-lobed stigma that is shorter than the corolla tube.

Corolla and calyx of Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum)

The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the long, bell-shaped flower of heterocodon as seen along Kreps Lane at Conboy NWR.........July 2, 2006.

Stem leaf of Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum)

The photo above shows a stem leaf of heterocodon as seen at Conboy NWR.........July 2, 2006.

Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum)

The photo above shows the long, spindly form of heterocodon.

Heterocodon, Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum (Synonym: Specularia rariflorum)

Close-up of the calyx of western pearlflower as seen along Soda Springs Road in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area........June 28, 2009.

Paul Slichter