SLENDER SHOOTINGSTAR 



Dodecatheon -pauciflorum (Durand) Greene 



Slender shootingstar has a delicate habit of growth, and appears 

 so frail that one wonders how it thrives in its chosen location. It 

 loves moist places, such as wet meadows, or rocky ledges where 

 cold water trickles down. The stems rise from the center of a loose 

 tuft of green leaves. The flowers always remind us of the cyclamen, 

 and this is not surprising, as both belong to the Primrose Family. 



The range of slender shootingstar is rather wide, from Colorado 

 northward to Saskatchewan, Mackenzie, British Columbia, and Alaska. 



The sketch was made from a specimen found in the valley above 

 Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, at an altitude of 5,500 feet. 



plate 2.76 



