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Mts., 1882; Cleveland, Laguna, 1885; Parry & Lemmon, 378, 1876); Lower 
California (Brandegee, San Pedro Martii, 1893; ?Orcutt, Hansen’s 
Ranch, 1883). 
Var. PEPLOFOLIA (Engelm.) n. comb. F. peplofolia 
Engelm., in Patterson, Check-list 114. 1887. (name 
only). 
Leaves broader, more rotund; glands small, narrow. — 
Western Arizona. 
Specimens examined (Palmer, Trumbull, 440, Flagstaff, 3970, 1884; 
Knowlton, San Francisco Mts., 15, 1889; Toumey, San Francisco Mts., 
251b, 1892; ? Mearns, San Francisco Mts., 13, 1887, near H. schizoloba; 
Jones, Flagstaff, 3790, 1884). 
E. suspuBpens Engelm. in Watson, Bot. Calif. 2:76. 
1880. 
Stems several, branching below ground, 1.5 to 2.5 dm. 
high, a few branches below the much branched umbel, 
whole plant covered with a fine close pubescence of spread- 
ing or crisped short hairs; leaves imbricated when young, 
obovate rotund, emarginate, sessile or short petioled above, 
spreading, 3 to 10 mm. long, 2 to 10 mm. wide; umbel 
leaves irregularly rotund, veins prominent below, floral 
leaves broad cordate reniform, 10 to 12 mm. wide, 8 to 9 
mm. long; involucres 3 to 4 mm. long and wide, whitish, 
pubescent inside; lobes ovate triangular or truncate, den- 
tate or divided at the apex, ciliate; glands broadly fan- 
shaped, with many teeth along the margin, dark colored 
when young, subpeltate, turned upward at the inner edge, 
2 to 2.5 mm. wide, 2 mm. long, the fifth gland replaced 
by one or two small lobes; bracts large, pubescent, lobed 
or divided, sometimes glandular at the apex; stamens 15 
to 20; styles 1 mm. long, united at the base, deeply bifid 
above; perfect capsules and seeds not seen. — Between L. 
Palmeri and L. schizoloba. Central Arizona. — Plate 41. 
Specimens examined (Palmer, Prescott, 512 in part, 1876, near 
E. Palmeri; Pringle, Santa Catalina Mts., 1882; Rusby, Flagstaff and 
Lynx Creek, 1883. 
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