PINK TWISTEDSTALK 



Streptopus curvipes Vail 



In moist recesses of the woods in the Selkirk Mountains are found 

 beds of pink twistedstalk. The bell-shaped, dainty, rose-colored flowers 

 hang beneath the clear green leaves on slender stalks that spring from 

 the leaf axils. Thus the passer-by does not see them, unless he knows 

 where to search for the hidden flowers. The plant usually has un- 

 branched stems and grows from a foot to two feet in height, forming 

 extensive colonies in favorable places. It is a relative of the lily-of-the- 

 valley of our gardens. The fruit is a round, red, inedible berry. 



The species ranges from Oregon and British Columbia to Alaska. 



The specimen sketched was obtained near Glacier House at Glacier 

 Station in the Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, at an altitude of 

 3,500 feet 



PLATE 83 



