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Dieteria asteroid.es Torr. in Emory, Mil. Recon. 142. 1848. 



= Machacranthera asteroidcs (Torr.) Greene. 



"Elevated land between the del Norte and the waters of the Gila," Emory in 1847. 



In Emory's journal, in the entry for October 16, we read: "We commenced the 

 approach to the Mimbres Mountains over a beautiful rolling country, traversed by 

 streams of pure water * * * a new species of dieteria, like an aster, with fine 

 purple flowers." This must have been somewhere in the central or southwestern 

 part of Sierra County. 



Dieteria gracilis Nutt. Journ. Acad. Phila. n. ser. 1: 177. 1848. 

 =Sideranthus gracilis (Nutt.) Rydb. 

 "Near Santa Fe," August, William Gambel. 

 One of the most abundant plants on the sandy mesas around Santa Fe. 



Diplopappus ericoides hirtella A. Gray, Mem. Amor. Acad. 11.4: 69. 1849. 



=Leucelene hirtella (A. Gray) Rydb. 



"Sides of ravines in arid places, Santa Fe; also on the Rio del Norte," May, June, 

 1847, Fendler 348. 



Erigeron arenarius Greene, Bull. Torrey Club 25: 121. 1898. 



"Sand hills near Mesilla," June 17, 1897, E. 0. Wooton 23. 



Not very abundant, on dunes of almost pure sand, in the Mesilla Valley. Flowers 

 in the middle of summer. The only species of Erigeron found in the valley, the 

 others here, as in most other places in the Territory, being confined to the mountains. 

 It grows along with one of the species of Aphanostephus with which it is easily con- 

 fused . 



Erigeron canus A. Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. II. 4: 67. 1849. 



"Dry places on gravelly hills and at the foot of mountains, Santa Fe," May, June, 

 1847, Fendler 375. 



Erigeron cinereus A. Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. II. 4: 68. 1849. 



Three numbers are mentioned, 374, 380, and 385, all collected by Fendler at various 

 places around Santa Fe in 1847 . These are designated as varieties a, /?, and y. 



Erigeron deustus Greene, Leaflets 1: 211. 1906. 



" West fork of the Rio Gila," August 28, 1903, 0. B. Metcalfe. 



Erigeron fiagellaris A. Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. II. 4: 68. 1849. 



"Low, moist places along Santa Fe Creek," May, June, 1847, Fendler 381. 

 Everywhere in moist meadows and on hillsides in the mountains east of Santa Fe. 



Erigeron formosissimus Greene, Bull. Torrey Club 25: 121. 1898. 



"From an altitude of 10,000 feet on Sierra Blanca Peak of the White Mountains," 

 August 16, 1897, E. 0. Wooton 352. 



"Sierra Blanca Peak" is more commonly spoken of as White Mountain Peak. 



Erigeron neomexicanus A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. 19: 2. 1883. 

 "On mountains at the copper mines," Wright. 



Erigeron pecosensis Standley, Muhlenbergia 5: 29. 1909. 



"In a wet meadow along the Pecos River near Winsor's ranch," July 16, 1908, 

 Standley 4358; altitude about 2,460 meters. 



Erigeron platyphyllus Greene, Leaflets 1: 145. 1905. 



"Santa Rita Mountain," October 9, 1904, O. B. Metcalfe 1469. 



Erigeron pulcherrimus Heller, Bull. Torrey Club 25: 200. 1898. 



"On sandy hills 10 miles north of SaiHa Fe," June 5, 1897, A. A. Heller 3664; alti- 

 tude 1,740 meters. 



