a, As occidentalis Yats, Weisercmwememe. Stems: ere: 4 etl , 
7 ~ 30-50 cm, tall, Stout, from-a-thickened - crown eteatinams a2 4-97 pay til 
’ olothed with the persistent leaf bases, basal scales dens iy Sicys basal 
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leaves l-several, the blades 6-8 cm. long, triangular-oyate in out: ry) 
3-5 te, the segments a cleft and divided, the witimate lobes. 
mm. wide, lanceolate, acute, both surfaces long~silky: when ‘yougg décomis 
nearly glabrous, petioles about twice the length of the blades, xpand ed. 
and clasping at the base, cauline leaves similar but sessile; flowers Gupps 
solitary on silky peduncles 4-6 cm. long, lengthening in fruit to 15«20 em. 
sepals 5, 2.5 cms long, silky on the outer surfaces, white, tinged with blue 
near the base on the under side, oval, narrowed at the base; eppehaneds<.:- 
anthers yellow, 1 mm. long on slender filaments; styles @ilky; fruit ‘cluster. 
very conspicuous, oval or rotund, in outline, 5-10 cm. long, the achenes = 
4 mm. long, the plumose tail 4-5 cm long, reflexed,. 
Subalpine meadows and the protected crevices of rocky peaks, 5000 to: LES 
7400 feet or more, frequently forming conspicuous communities; throughout  — 
our range; flowers at the edge of snow banks, le 
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