Rose Twisted Stalk

Rose Twisted Stalk
Streptopus roseus

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Rose Twisted-Stalk is yet another member of the Lily family that bears a close resemblance to Solomon's Plume and the Mandarins. Like Solomon's Plume, it appears as a single stalk with alternate, narrow and pointed leaves. The leaves are a deeper green than Solomon's Plume or Mandarin. At each leaf junction the stem takes a distinct crook, or "twist". The pale rose, bell-shaped flowers occur singly at the leaf axils. They hang from a long pedicel that emerges above the leaf, but immediately "twists" down below the leaf. Like most Lilies, it prefers rich hardwood forest at mid-elevations with some dappled sun. It is not common but can thickly cover a slope, a beautiful sight!

A note on the nomenclature (naming conventions) on this site: Scientific names and classifications are constantly being argued and changed, and it drives me nuts. Although I use many different sources for knowledge, for naming consistency I use the "Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas" by Radford, Ahles and Bell, 1968 edition. This book is a well-established authority for the plants of our region and I've been using it for years. If for some reason I must use a different source for a particular plant, I will make note of it within the descriptive text. Don't like it? Tough!

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