q monly arise in these spots. Ribes lacustre isalmost always present 
here in abundance, togeth:r with Sambucus melanocarpa and numerous 
herbs: Veratrum viride, Actaea arguta, Montia asarifolia, Viola gla- 
bella, Disporum oreganum, Smilacina stellata, Trillium ovatum and 
: Erythronium grandiflorun. 
The subalpine meadows are areas of especial beauty, being crowded with 
C herbaceous plants of varied asvect@jand color: xXerophyllum tenax, 
Ligusticum Leibergii, Castilleia mineata, Pedicularis siifolia, P. 
contorta, P. J roenlandica, Aconitum columbianum, Delphinium occiden- 
tale, Saxifraga integrifolia, Dodecatheon integrifolium, Polygonum 
alpinum, Habenaria dilatata, H.saccata, Rudbeckia occidentalis, 
Aquilegia flavescens, Thalictrum occidentale, Angelica Dawsonil, Mer- 
qi) tensia paniculata, Heracleum lanatum, Juncus ensifolius, Senecio 
megacephalus, S. triangularis, S. exaltatus, Polygonum bist-rtoides 
var. linearifolium, Miiulus guttatus, M. moschatus, Valeriana sitch- 
ensis, Stellaria obtusa, S. umbeilata, Ranunculus Douglasii, Veronica 
americana, Galium bifolium, Saussurea americana, Arnica diversifolia, 
A. mollis, Aster Canbyi, Erigeron salsuginosus and Geum macrophyllun. 
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Cn moist ridges above meadows may found many or the same vlants but 
with additional species which are usually local and restricted in thetr 
range, such as Heuchera grossulariaeiolia, Castilleia gibba, Viola dbel- 
lidifolia, Phlox Douglasii, Astragalus Bourgovii, Hriogonum Fiperi, and 
Anemone occidentalis. 
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