ALPINE MONKEYFLOWER 



NLimulus caespitosus Greene 



The low growth of alpine monkeyflower coupled with the un- 

 usually large blossoms makes this species easy to recognize. It loves 

 wet places by the edges of cold brooks, although it does not grow 

 actually in the water. Often it is the first flower to gain a foothold in 

 the beds of glacial moraines, uncovered by the recent recession of the 

 ice. The masses of golden yellow flowers were conspicuous near the 

 forefoot of the Illecillewaet Glacier, near Glacier, British Columbia. 

 The alpine monkeyflower belongs to the Figwort Family and ranges 

 from Idaho to California and northward to British Columbia. 



The flowers painted were gathered in the Asulkan Valley near 

 Glacier, British Columbia, at an altitude of 3,500 feet. 



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