Rosy Twisted Stalk
Streptopus lanceolatus
Synonyms: Strepatopus curvipes, Streptopus lanceolatus var. curvipes, Streptopus roseus, Streptopus roseus var. curvipes
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The photo at left shows a single flower of rosy
twisted-stalk. The flowers of this species tend to have creamy to greenish-white
tepals with reddish-purple streaks or spots, or may be largely rose-colored
with whitish tips. Photo from Crofton Creek where
the Crofton Ridge Trail #73 crosses it on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........June
19, 2005. The photo at right shows a close-up of the axillary
flowers of rosy twisted-stalk as seen along Bird Creek at Island Cabin CG.........June
18, 2006.
Sites Where This Species May be Seen on Mt. Adams:
1. Crofton Ridge Trail #73 at Crofton Creek.
2. Island Springs Trail #66 where it crosses Island
Springs Creek (Yakama Reservation)
3. Island Cabin Campground (DNR)
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The fruits of rosy twisted -stalk as seen along the Toutle and Sheep Canyon Trails at the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument........August 20, 2017.
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Rosy twisted-stalks blooming along the Observation Peak Trail #132, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........June 25, 2024.
The triangular (in cross-section) fruit of
the rosy twisted stalk that dangles beneath each leaf. Meadows alongside Hellroaring
Creek adjacent to the Island Springs Trail #66.........August 11,
2006.
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Rosy twisted-stalk as seen at left along the High Rock Trail #266 in the northern Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........July 2, 2015. The photo at right shows a ripe fruit of rosy twisted-talk as observe along the Pacific Crest Trail inthe Indian Heaven Wilderness.....August 24, 2019.
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The photo at left shows the upper stem of rosy
twisted-stalk with the sessile bases and single flowers pendant below each leaf
base. Young plants may be largely indistinguishable from those of
star-flowered
false solomon seal. One must often wait for the inflorescences to form,
with the flowers of this species pendant from each leaf base, while those of
the star-flowered false solomon seal forming a short, few-flowered raceme only
at the tip of the stem. The photo at right shows maturing fruits pendant from the leaf axils of rosy twisted-stalk observed along the East Crater Trail about one-half mile uphill from the trailhead, Indian Heaven Wilderness.....September 22, 2022.
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The photo at left shows the pendant peduncles
of rosy twisted-stalk as seen at Crofton Creek where
the Crofton Ridge Trail #73 crosses it on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........June
19, 2005. Note the numerous gland-tipped hairs along the length
of the peduncle. The photo at right shows rosy twisted-stalk with ripening fruits observed along the Toutle Trail #238 in coniferous forest between Blue Lake and Huckleberry Saddle, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument......August 17, 2021.
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Ripe fruits of rosy twisted-stalk observed along the Observation Trail #132 in the Sister Rocks Research Natural Area, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....September 6, 2023. The fruits dangle from the leaf axils so some of the leaves have been turned to the side or flipped over to allow viewing of the fruits.
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Ripening fruits of rosy twisted-stalk observed at left along the Toutle Trail #238 above Blue Lake, Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument.......August 14, 2024. The photo at right shows mature fruits of rosy twisted-stalk observed along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 about one mile north of the crest of Sawtooth Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest/Indian Heaven Wilderness.....September 23, 2024.
Paul Slichter