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5. Synthyris reniformis (Doug].) Benth. in DC. Prod. 10: 454. 1846. 
Wulfenia reniformis Dougl.; Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 102. pl. 77. 1838. 
Type Locatity: ‘‘Common about the Grand Rapids of the Columbia and in the vallies 
of the Blue Mountains.” 
Rance: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Kamiak Butte, Elmer 320. 
ZONAL DISTRIBUTION: Canadian and Hudsonian. 
VERONICA. SpPeEDWELL. 
Annuals; flowers solitary in the axils. 
Pubescent; petals blue; leaves crenate. 
Pedicels short; upper leaves reduced... .....-.--.-------- 1. V. arvensis. 
Pedicels long; upper leaves not reduced. ..........-....-- 10. V. tournefortii. 
Glabrous or nearly so; petals white; leaves mostly entire. .....-- 2. V. peregrina. 
Perennials; flowers in racemes. 
Peduncles terminal. 
Capsules elliptic, emarginate; leaves all sessile. 
Leaves shorter than the internodes; corolla 5 to 6 mm. 
broad .......2.2.----2-------- 22-2 eee ee ee ee eee 3. V. alpina. 
Leaves longer than the internodes; corolla 6 to 10 mm. 
broad. 
Corolla 8 to 10 mm. broad, blue ..........------- 4. V. cusickii. 
Corolla 6 to 7 mm. broad, white...........-.----- 5. V. allenii. 
Capsules orbicular, obcordate; lower leaves petioled.....-- - . 6. V. serpyllifolia. 
Peduncles axillary. 
Leaves linear or linear-lanceolate; capsule deeply notched... 9. V. scutellata. 
Leaves oblong-lanceolate to ovate; capsule with a shallow 
notch. 
Cauline leaves sessile or somewhat clasping.........--- 7. V. anagallis- 
aquatica. 
Cauline leaves short-petioled..........-.....-.-.----- 8. V. americana. 
1. Veronica arvensis L. Sp. Pl. 1: 13. 1755. 
Tyre LocaLiry: European. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Seattle, Piper, July 10, 1895; Lower Cascades, Suksdorf ; Waits- 
burg, Horner 601; Wawawai, Piper 3825. 
2. Veronica peregrina L. Sp. Pl. 1: 14. 1753. 
Type LocaLity: European. 
RanGE: British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to California and Florida. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Clallam County, Elmer 2591; west Klickitat County, Suksdorf 
1478; Ellensburg, Whited 653; Tampico, Flett 1185; Columbia River, Lyall; Hangman 
Creek, Sandberg & Leiberg 67; Pullman, Piper, July, 1893; Hull 578; without locality 
Vasey in 1889; Mount Carlton, Kreager 154; Lake Kalispel, Kreager 334. 
ZONAL DISTRIBUTION: Upper Sonoran and Transition. 
3. Veronica alpina L. Sp. PI. 1: 11. 1753. 
Veronica wormskioldii Roem. & Schult. Syst. 1: 101. 1817. 
Type cocaity: “Habitat in Alpibus Europae.”’ 
Rance: Alaska to Labrador, south to California and New England. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Olympic Mountains, Piper, August, 1895; Cascade Mountains, 
latitude 49°, Lyall in 1859; Silverton, Bouck 143a; Mount Rainier, lett 243; Piper 2083: 
Allen 277; Mount Stuart, E/mer 1121; Little Klickitat River, Henderson, August 4, 1892; 
Klickitat River, Flett 1154; Stevens Pass, Sandberg & Leiberg 710. 
ZONAL DISTRIBUTION: Arctic. 
