162 Flora of Yo Semite. [ ZOE 
a misprint for S/verszi, by Dr. Kellogg in honor of Dr. Stivers of this 
city. It is an annual with yellow standard and rose-colored wings. 
Hosackia crassifolia grows to a very large size about the borders 
of meadows—especially so near Mr. Hutchings’ cabin, and H. 
Torreyt with its yellow and white flowers is not uncommon. 
Astragalus is notably absent from the region, but its space is well 
supplied by species of Lathyrus and Vicia. 
lvesia santalinoides grows on Sentinel Dome and other high 
points about the valley. 
Potentilla gracilis is common about the valley meadows. 
Potentilla tridenta is found in dry places about the walls and 
summits. 
Bolandra Californica, a small saxifragaceous plant named in 
honor of Henry N. Bolander, abounds in some localities at middle 
elevations, notably about the Nevada Fall. 
_ Heuchera rubescens is found in similar localities, as also the deli- 
cate Mitella Breweri, and several small species of saxifrage. 
The “umbrella plant,” Saxifraga Peltata, is found in the borders 
of Cascade Creek and other streams flowing into the Merced. 
Among the fleshy rock-plants Sedum spathulifolium, S. obtusa- 
‘um and the purple S. Rhodiola are the: most prominent. The last 
is found about Clouds Rest. 
The evening primrose ( Ginothera biennis ) is frequent in the 
meadows about the valley. 
Godetia purpurea, a near relative, grows all about the valley in 
dry places. 
Clarkia rhomboidea is often mét with about the valley and the 
diffuse and slender Gayophytum ramosissimum is common on the 
declivities. 
The very showy willow-herb (Epilobium angustifolium), also 
known as “fire-weed ’’ on account of its predilection for burns, grows 
near the borders of streams. 
Zauschneria Californica, sometimes called the ‘‘ California fuch- — 
sia,’’ makes spots of brilliant red at the foot of the upper Yo Semite 
Fall. 
Ltucharidium concinnum, the most beautiful onagraceous plant 
in California, displays its deeply lobed, rose-colored flowers on the 
way to the Cascades. . 
The enchanter’s nightshade ( Circea Pacifica ), with its inconspicu- 
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