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1. Edwinia americana (Torr. & Gray) Heller, Bull. Torrey Club 24: 477. 1897. 
Jamesia americana Torr. & Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 593. 1840. 
Type Locaity: ‘‘Along the Platte or the Canadian River, near the Rocky Moun- 
tains.”’ 
Rance: Wyoming to Utah and New Mexico. 
New Mexico: Jemez Mountains; Santa Fe and Las Vegas mountains; Manzano and 
Sandia mountains; Magdalena Mountains; San Mateo Mountains; Mogollon Moun- 
tains; White and Sacramento mountains. Mountains, in the Transition and Canadian 
zones. 
This shrub is common along the mountain streams, often with its roots in running 
water. It also occurs high up on the mountain peaks. While well worth cultivation, 
it is doubtful whether it would endure the conditions of the ordinary garden. ; 
2. FENDLERELLA Heller. 
A low, much branched shrub 50 to 60 cm. high, with grayish young branches and 
small lanceolate leaves 1 cm. long or less; flowers small, about 5 mm. long, white, in 
cymose several-flowered clusters; hypanthium decidedly turbinate; capsule consid- 
erably exceeding the calyx. 
1. Fendlerella cymosa Greene, Contr. U. 8. Nat. Herb, 16: 129, 1913, 
Typr LocaLity: Huachuca Mountains, southern Arizona. 
Rane@eE: Arizona and New Mexico to northern Mexico. 
New Mexico: San Luis Mountains; Organ Mountains; San Andreas Mountains. 
Dry slopes, in the Upper Sonoran Zone. 
38. FENDLERA Engelm. & Gray. 
Shrubs 2 meters high or less, much branched, with grayish bark, rather small leaves, 
and white or pink-tinged flowers borne in great profusion; leaves entire, mostly sessile; 
flowers 4-parted; filaments of the 8 stamens flattened and with 2 narrow appendages 
at the top extending beyond the anthers. 
KEY TO THE SPECIES. 
Leaves narrow, linear-elliptic or narrowly linear-lanceolate, usually 
falcate, glabrous or nearly so......-...----------+---------- 1. F. faleata. 
Leaves broader, elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, not falcate, copiously 
pubescent. 
Leaves more or less white-tomentose beneath...............-.- 2. F. tomentella, 
Leaves green beneath, not tomentose.............------------ 3. F. rupicola, 
1. Fendlera faleata Thornber, Contr. U. 8S. Nat. Herb. 16: 129, 1913. 
Typr LocALity: Tunitcha Mountains, New Mexico. Type collected by Standley 
(no. 7806). 
Ranae: Colorado to Arizona and New Mexico. 
New Mexico: Tunitcha Mountains; Cedar Hill; Carrizo Mountains; Embudo; 
Cloudcroft. Dry hills, in the Upper Sonoran Zone. 
2. Fendlera tomentella Thornber, Contr. U. 8. Nat. Herb. 16: 129, 1913. 
Type LocaLity: Canyon of the Blue River near Coopers Ranch, Graham County, 
Arizona. 
RanaeE: Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona. 
New Mexico: Hurrah Creek; Mangas Springs. Dry hills, in the Upper Sonoran 
Zone. 
