Day 267: Easily recognizable, not at all uncommon, favourite among visitors and rangers alike, Jeffrey's Shooting Star (Dodecatheon jeffreyi) grows in moist areas and bogs from sea level to the subalpine zone. It can often be found in profusion, but even seen singly, its attractive flowers are sure to catch the eye. The "petals" are in fact the lobes of a sharply reflexed ("turned back") corolla; the dark purple "beak" is formed from the stamens and style. This plant is endemic to the western US. It can be confused with a similar species (Henderson's Bird-Bills, Dodecatheon hendersonii) which is found in woodlands and on prairies at Washington's lower elevations.
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