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60. Dudleya elongata Rose, Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 3 : 28. 1903. 



Stems elongated, at length 2^ dm. long, simple or branched; leaves nearly linear, 

 broadest near the base, very glaucous, 4-8 cm. long, 9 mm. wide or less, acute to acumi- 

 nate; flowering stems leafless below, leafy above, the leaves ovate, acute, cordate, 1 cm. 

 long or less ; inflorescence cymose-paniculate ; pedicels very short, 1-2 mm. long ; calyx- 

 lobes ovate, acute, 4 mm. long, twice as long as the tube ; corolla 12 mm. long, at first 

 reddish-yellow, in age deep-red. 



Type locality : Near San Pedro, California. 

 Distribution : Known only from the type locality. 



16. GORMANIA Britton, Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 3 : 29. 1903. 



Low, Sedum.-lik.e species, perennial by horizontal rootstocks. Ivcaves spatulate to ob- 

 ovate or nearly orbicular, those of the flowering stems similar to the basal ones, but smaller. 

 Flowers cymose or thyrsoid, yellow to red. Calyx mostly deeply 5-lobed, the lobes acute 

 or obtuse. Petals 5, united below the middle, acute to acuminate, somewhat spreading 

 abov6. Stamens 10, borne on the corolla ; anthers mostly oblong. Carpels many-seeded, 

 united below, erect or nearly so, even in fruit. 



Type species, Cotyledon oregonensis S. Wats. 



Corolla yellow to cream-colored tinged with rose. 

 Corolla bright-yellow to pale-yellow. 



Corolla-segments acute to acuminate, little longer than the filaments. 

 Leaves spatulate to obovate-cuneate. 



Corolla-segments united one-third of their length or more. 1. G. Watsoni. 



Corolla- segments united about one-fourth of their length or less. 



Calyx-lobes ovate. 2. G. obtusata. 



Calyx-lobes oblong-lanceolate. 3. G. Hallii. 



Leaves orbicular ; flowering stems diffuse. 4. G. debilis. 



Corolla-segments long-acuminate, much longer than the filaments. 5. G. oregana. 



Corolla cream-colored tinged with rose ; calyx-lobes ovate. 6. G. Bumhami. 



Corolla pink or red. 



Calyx-lobes lanceolate, acuminate ; branches of the inflorescence long, 



slender. 

 Calyx-lobes ovate, acute ; branches of the compact inflorescence short. 



Leaves relatively thin, retuse to obcordate. 8. G. 7'etusa. 



Leaves thick, rounded at the apex. 9. G. Eastwoadiae, 



1. Gormania Watsoni Britton, Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 3 : 29. 1903. 



Cotyledon oregonensis S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 17 : 373. 1882. Not Sedum oreganum Nutt. 



Rootstock stout, horizontal. Basal leaves spatulate, 1.5-3 cm. long, 7-9 mm. wide, 

 obtuse or emarginate ; leaves of the stem similar but narrower, 1.5 cm. long or less ; cymose 

 inflorescence elongated, sometimes 1.5 dm. long, compact, the lower peduncles from the 

 upper axils; pedicels 2-5 mm. long; calj^- segments triangular-ovate to ovate, 2.5-3 mm. 

 long, acute ; petals pale-yellow, lanceolate, acute or acuminate, united for about one-third 

 their length ; corolla about 1 cm. long, slightly exceeding the stamens ; follicles, erect, 

 subulate-tipped . 



Type locality : Cascade Mountains, northern Oregon. 

 Distribution : Oregon. 



2. Gormania obtusata (A. Gray) Britton, Bull. N. Y. 



Bot. Gard. 3: 29. 1903. 



Sedum obtusatum A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 7 : 342. 1868. 



Green or slightly glaucous; rootstock rather stout. Flowering stems 7-15 cm. tall 3 

 leaves spatulate, obtuse, the larger about 2 cm. long ; cyme somewhat elongated, often 

 longer than broad, its branches rather slender ; pedicels 3-6 mm. long ; calyx- segments 

 ovate, obtuse or obtusish, about 2 mm. long; corolla- segments oblong-lanceolate to ovate- 

 lanceolate, yellow, united for one-fourth their length or less, acute, 5-6 mm. long, a 

 little longer than the stamens and styles. 



Type locaxity : Granite rocks in the Sierra Nevada, California, on Mount Hoffman and above 



Sonora Pass. 



Distribution : Sierra Nevada of California. 



7. G. laxa 



