556 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. 
COLEOSANTHUS. 
Leaves cordate-triangular, coarsely toothed............-.-.-.------- 1. C. grandiflorus. 
Leaves oblong or lanceolate, entire. 
Akenes glandular. ..............--..-.----------------------- 2. C. oblongifolius. 
Akenes hispid, not glandular. .......... 2.22.2. --------------- 3. CO. linifolius. 
1. Coleosanthus grandiflorus (Nutt.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 1: 328. 1891. 
Brickellia grandiflora Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. 7: 287. 1840. 
Typr Locauity: “In the Rocky Mountain range by streams in gravelly places, and west 
to the lower falls of the Columbia.”’ Collected by Nuttall. 
Rance: Washington and Montana to New Mexico and Arizona. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Spokane, Piper 2381 ; Kreager 542, 547; Spokane Falls, Geyer 
452; Blue Mountains, Salmon River, Horner 351. 
ZONAL DISTRIBUTION: Arid Transition. 
2. Coleosanthus oblongifolius (Nutt.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 328. 1891. 
Brickellia oblongifolia Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. 7: 288. 1840. 
Type Locauity: “Gravel bars of the Columbia and tributary streams, and along the 
Wahlamet, common.” Collected by Nuttall. 
Rance: British Columbia to Oregon. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Peshastin, Sandberg & Leiberg 491; Klickitat Prairie, Howell; 
without locality, Vasey in 1889; Rattlesnake Mountains, Cotton 710; Umtanum Creek, Cotton 
819. 
ZONAL DISTRIBUTION: Arid Transition. 
8. Coleosanthus linifolius (Eaton) Kuntze, Rev. Gen.-Pl. 1: 328. 1891. 
Brickellia linifolia Eaton in 8S. Wats. Bot. King. Explor. 137. pl. 15, 1871. 
Type Locauity: “Sandy bottoms of American Fork, Jordan Valley, Utah.” 
Rance: Washington to Utah and Arizona. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Ellensburg, Elmer 369; Piper 2745; Whited 690, 574; Egbert 
Springs, Sandberg & Leiberg 408; Yakima region, Brandegee 8386; Spokane, Henderson 2277; 
Piper; bars of Touchet River, Horner 354; Spokane Bridge, Sandberg, McDougal, & Heller 
911. 
ZONAL DISTRIBUTION: Arid Transition and Upper Sonoran, 
GRINDELIA. 
Heads small, 6 to 8 mm. high; bracts squarrose. 
Rays present.......-.--------------------------------- 1. G. nana. 
Rays wanting.......-.-...-.---.----------------------- la. G@. nana columbiana. 
Heads larger; bracts not squarrose. 
Cauline leaves broadest at base........-.---.------------- 2. @. integrifolia, 
Cauline leaves narrowest at base. 
Stems suffrutescent.............-.--..----------.--- 3. G. hendersoni. 
Stems herbaceous. ........------------------------- 4. G. oregana. 
1. Grindelia nana Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. 7: 314. 1840. 
TypPE Locatity: “Forests of Oregon, near Fort Vancouver, etc.’ Collected by Nuttall. 
Rance: Washington to Wyoming and California. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Fort Vancouver, Nuttall; Chelan, Elmer 498; Spangle, Suksdorf 
333; Spokane, Henderson, July 9, 1892; Belmont, Piper 1833; St. Johns, Lake d& Hull 754; 
Pullman, Hardwick, August 18, 1895; Waitsburg, Horner 566. 
ZONAL DISTRIBUTION: Arid Transition. 
la. Grindelia nana columbiana nom. nov. 
Grindelia discoidea Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. 7: 315. 1840, not Hook. & Arn. 1836. 
Grindelia nana discoidea A. Gray, Syn. FI. ed. 2. 17: 119. 1884. 
