BITTERROOT 



Lewi'sia redivi'va 



W105 



Flowere large, showy, solitary at ends 

 of naked stalks 



Petals mostly 12 to 16, rose-colored, 

 purplish, or rarely white, xisually oval 

 or sometimes narrower, % to 1 % in. long 



Stamens numerous (about 40) 



Outer flower parts (sepals) 6 to 8, 

 round-oval, % in. long, persistent 



Flower stalks jointed near the middle, 

 with 2 or more awl-like bracts at the 

 joint 



Taproot thick, fleshy, branching, per- 

 ennial 



Seed pod (capsule) splitting crosswise 



Leaves numerous, in a basal tuft, 

 thick, fleshy, round or nearly so, % to 

 1% in. long 



Lith. A. Hoen & Co. 



