Botany Photo of the Day Streptopus amplexifolius

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Streptopus amplexifolius is an understory species occurring in moist soils of montane and subalpine forests in the Northern Hemisphere. Most widely referred to as clasping twistedstalk, some other common names hint at its edibility: wild cucumber and watermelon berry. According to an article from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, the tender young […]

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