Day 271 (bonus edition): Normally a June-flowering species, the Bead Lilies are just beginning to emerge on the Eagle Peak trail. Also known as Queen Cup, Clintonia uniflora bears a one-inch flower crowned by golden stamens, but its alternate name more aptly describes the plant. Later in the year, a single dark blue inedible berry will develop at the end of the flower stalk, looking ever so much like a large bead on the end of a stick. Shown here with a "passenger," Bead Lily thrives in "sun-fleck" forest where light appears only sporadically through the overstory.
cool flower & cool pic with rider!
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