Mt. Rainier Flora --
Streptopus amplexifolius -- (Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk)
The small white flowers of this widespread Twisted Stalk hang below the leaves on a bent stem. They are bell-shaped with curved petals.
Author: Susan McDougall
Comet Falls, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7909, -121.7843
Date: July 10, 2014
The species name refers to the leaf, which surrounds the stem at its base. The leaves are minutely toothed, clasping clasp stems that are three feet or more in length.
Author: Susan McDougall
Wonderland Trail, Stevens Canyon, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7705, -121.7014, 4052
Date: July 15, 2016
Small reddish fruits hang beneath the leaves in early autumn.
Author: Susan McDougall
Wonderland Trail, Stevens Canyon, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7710, -121.6257, 3435
Date: July 15, 2016
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