450 BE. Huth, 
nach oben gerichteten Sporn, dass es höchst merkwürdig erscheinen muss, dass sie der 
Aufmerksamkeit der Beobachter bisher entgangen ist. 
18. Tribus. Erectopedunculata. Caulis ad bracteas usque foliatus, 
folia palmatim multipartita, petalorum inferiorum limbus expansus acute 
bifidus, semina in faciebus laevia vel rugulosa nec membranaceo-squamata, 
radix haud grumosa, pedunceuli striete erecti plerumque arcte axi adpressi. 
— America borealis; Mexico. 
I. Calcar rectum vel deorsum curvatum 40—20 mm longum, flores coerulei vel 
flavescentes. 
4. Calcar sepala aequans. 
A. Pedunculi internodiis breviores, sepala 45 mm vel amplius longia. 
444. D. azureum Mchx. fl. boreal.-amer. I. 314 (1803), pubescens vel 
glabrescens, caule 50—80 em alto simpliei vel superne subramoso, foliis 
inferioribus 3—5-partitis, partibus 2—3-fidis, laciniis lanceolatis vel ob- 
longis, foliis superioribus bracteisque infer. 3-partitis, partibus subintegris 
plerumque linearibus, bracteis superioribus linearibus, pedunculis erectis 
axi adpressis, bracteolis binis oppositis basin floris superantibus, floribus 
azureis, pallide eoeruleis vel viridi-flavescentibus, caleari reeto vel subeur- 
vato sepala aequante vel vix superante, sepalis ovalibus petala superanti- 
bus, petalis superioribus flavescentibus glabris, infer. barbatis bifidis 
sepalis plerumque concoloribus, carpellis ternis, junioribus cernuis sericeis 
maturis erectis axi adpressis, seminibus transversim rugulosis. Floret ab 
Aprili ad Junium. 
Synonyma: D. Menziesii Torr. et Gray (nee DG.); D. carolinianum 
Walt? 
Icon: Deuesserr ic. sel. tb. 60! 
Var. ß. virescens Nutt. gen. II. 14 (1818) p. sp. fl. lavido- vel viridi- 
albidis, bractearum inferiorum laeiniis interdum lato-lanceolatis amplis. — 
Synonymon: D. vimineum D. Don in Swerr, Brit. Flow. Gard. ser. I. 
tb. 37%. 
x. laxiflorum Hth. peduneulis ab axi subremotis. 
Area: America borealis et Mexico. — Canada: Winipeg Valley 
(Boungzau 1859 Pe); Jowa, Des Moines River (Geyer V); Armstrong 
(Crarıy 1884 U, V); Story Co. (Arrnur 1874 GC); Colorado: Rocky Mis. 
(Harı and Hansour 1862 Bo); Wyoming Territory (Grezxe 1872 GC); 
Oregon: Antelope (Howerı 1885 L); California (Borannper 1867 Bo; 
Kerroce and Harrorn 1868/69 Bo; Harrwec 1828 C, V, Pe; Brinses 1857 
Bo); in Valle Saeramento (Harrwes V); Calif. nova (DovsLas 1833 V); Santa 
Rita (Coxsnox 1880 Be); San Felippe (Drummoxn 1835 L); San Diego 
(Keırose and Mc Lean Pe); Arizona: Fort Huachuca (Lennon 1882 Ba); 
New Mexico: (Wriscur 1851 Bo); Texas orient.: Wrıcut 4848/49 C, 
Bo; Lixoneineni 842/46 Pe, 1847 V; Daummono 1835 V; Barı 1871) ; Fayette 
(io. prope Cedar Creek (Marrues Bo); Hempstead (Hırı 1872 Bo); inter 
