THE FLORA OF MOUNT RAINIER 



ORCHIDACEAE. (Orchis Family.) 



Corallorhiza maculata Rafinesque. 



Common in the coniferous woods at low altitudes. 



Corallorhiza mertensiana Bongard. 



Frequent in the dense coniferous woods up to 3,500 feet. 



Spiranthes romanzoffiana Chamisso. 



A small form of this species was found in a bog on the summit 

 of the ridge overlooking the foot of the Nisqually Glacier. 



Peramium decipiens (Hooker) Piper. 



On the trail above Longmire Springs, according to Mr. Gorman. 



Limnorchis stricta (Lindley) Rydberg. 



A tall plant with long spikes of greenish flowers. Not rare in 

 wet places at 5,000 feet elevation. 



Listera caurina Piper. 



Common in mossy woods up to 3,500 feet. 



Listera convallarioides (Swartz) Torrey. 



Growing in moist woods near the foot of the mountain. 



LILIACEAE. (Lily Family.) 



Allium validum Watson. 



This wild onion has rootstock-like bulbs. It has been found on 

 the north side of the mountain, and only by Mr. Flett. 



Vagnera sessilifolia (Baker) Greene. 



Common in moist woods up to 3,000 feet altitude. 



Streptopus curvipes Vail. 



Common in moist woods at 3,000 feet. Distinguished from the 

 Eastern S. roseus by its small size, simple stems, and creeping 

 rootstocks. 



Lilium columbianum Hanson. 



The wild tiger lily occurs on dry slopes near Longmire Springs 

 and in Paradise Park, at 5,000 feet elevation. 



Fritillaria lanceolata Pursh. 



Goat Mountains, Allen, No. 235. 



Erythronium montanum Watson. 



The white-flowered adder's tongue, so abundant in Paradise 

 Park, up to 5,500 feet altitude. 



Erythronium parviflorum (Watson) Goodding. 



Much like the preceding, but the flowers yellow. Frequent 

 along rills at 5,500 feet. 



Ciintortia uniflora (Schultes) Kunth. 



Abundant in the coniferous forests at 2,000 to 4,000 feet alti- 

 tude. Easily recognized by its tuft of two to four radical leaves, 

 which are oblong in form, and its delicate scapes, three or four 

 inches high, bearing a single white flower. The berry is blue. 



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