PINK MOUNTAINHEATHER 



Phyllodoce emptriformis (Smith) Don 



The mountainheathers of the Canadian Rockies are an inspiration 

 and a delight to those who climb to the higher places. They are found 

 near tree line and on the bare slopes just above it, and cover the moun- 

 tain sides with their deep green foliage. In blossom time they make a 

 wonderful carpet of color — pink, red, and white. Among them all, the 

 pink mountainheather is in many respects the most beautiful. 



On Burgess Pass, seven miles by trail from Field, British Columbia, 

 where this specimen was gathered at an altitude of 7,000 feet, the color- 

 ing was almost like that of an India shawl. The seed-pods are deep red 

 and covered with golden dots of resin. 



Pink mountainheather ranges from California to Colorado and 

 northward to Alaska. 



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