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POTENTILLA. 
1. Poreyrurs subacaulis L. 
P. caulibus decumbentibus, foliis inferioribus quinatis 
ternatisque, foliolis obovato-cuneatis obtusis dentatis, den- 
übus 7 —— 13 obtusis, pilis conferlissimis stellatis sub- 
simplicibusque albido.tementosis, laciniis calyeinis majori- 
bus ovalis acutis, minoribus elliptieis obtusis, petalis ob- 
eordalis calyce fere duplo longioribus. . 
Variat: caulibus procumbentibus: foliis inferieribus 
omnibus ternatis v. quinalis v. septenatis quinatis temna- 
üisque: foliolis triangulari-euneatis v. subrotundis, oblongo- 
oboyatis v. obovato-lanceolatis v. ad basin abbrevialo- v. 
elongato-, rotundalo- v. recto-cuneatis v. apice rotunda- 
is, iruncatis v. profunde emarginatis v. usque ad basin v. 
ad dimidium v. apice v. obtuse- v. acute-serratis v. ere- 
natis, denlibus 4 — 17 subinde valde profundis:. pilis su- 
pra minus confertis viridiuscule- sublomentosis v. subtus 
albo-tomentosis: laciniis ealycinis omnibus. longitndine ae- 
qualibus v. inaequalibus v. majoribus oblonge - ovatis v. 
Ianceolatis obtusis v. acutis .v. acuminatis v. minoribus 
subrotundis v. oblongis v. brevissimis: petalis calycem sub- 
aequantibus v. duplo. superantibus. 
Porantuna subacauli-opaca. 
P. verna Linn. 
P. caulibus procumbentibus subfiliformibus, foliis in- 
ferioribus septenatis quinatisque, foliolis oblongo- obovato- 
tuneatis subretusis obtuse-serratis, dentibus 5 — 11, utrin- 
que pilis: substellatis simplieibusque subcano - pubescenti- 
bus, laciniis calycinis majoribus ovatis acutis, minoribus 
lipiieis, petalis obeordatis calycem superantibus. 
Yariat: caulibus decumbentibus: foliis inferioribus 
