CLASPING TWISTEDSTALK 



Strepopus amplexifolius (Linnaeus) De Candolle 



The clasping t wistedstalk is similar in habit to the pink t wistedstalk, 

 but the flowers are greenish white. The whole plant is of greater size, 

 often growing to a height of three feet, and the stems commonly are 

 branched, except above tree line, where the plants are dwarfed by the 

 cold. The berries of this species are also more conspicuous, oval in form 

 and bright red in color, and freely produced along the stems. The stalks 

 on which they are borne are twisted or sharply curved, hence the com- 

 mon name. The plant loves a moist rich soil in wooded places, where 

 its lush growth and contrasting colors are attractive to the eye. 



This member of the Lily-of-the-valley Family is found from the 

 high mountains of North Carolina to New Mexico and northward 

 to Greenland and Alaska. It occurs also in Europe and Asia. 



The specimen sketched was found near Hector Station on the Cana- 

 dian Pacific Railway, British Columbia, at an altitude of 5,000 feet. 



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