1. P. monspeliensis L. >Perennial herb 40-60 cm. tall or more, } eg 
erect, the stems branching only in the inflorescence, Sparingly clothed with g?: 4 
stiffish ascending hairs; leaves trifoliolate, the basal ones soon withering, 
smaller than the cauline, those on stiffish-hirsute petioles 5-10 cm. long, » 
the stipules subfoliar, 1-1.5 om. long, toothed like the leaves, joined only 
towards the base, leaflets mostly elliptical or oblong-elliptical, the termin- 
al one larger, the laterals somewhat oblique, all singly and rather coarsely =; 
toothed, thinly hirsute on both surfaces; flowers numerous in terminal rather 
congested cymes, the bracts subfoliar, the branches and pedicels villous]? 
hirsute, the latter .5-1.5 om. long; cal yx-lobes 5-4 mm. long. in flower, ovate 
acute, thinly hirsute, becoming 5-6 mn. long in fruit and chaffy, the append- 
ages similar, more oblong, about half as large; petals pele yellow, obovate, 
truncate, 3 mm. long; stamens 1.5 mn. long; receptacle $3 mm. long in fruit, 
hispid; achenes .8 mn. long, wrinkled, straw-colored. 
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“ In meadows and low ground, usually below 3000 feet; infrequent. 
- rivalis Nuttall. ~——>An annual herb 50-40 cm. tall, branching, 
Gy, Zeca ascending, softly hirsute, leafy; leaves trifoliolate, 1-5-5 
om. long, or the lowermost with an additional pair of ee petioles 
slender, hirsute, 2 om. long toward the base of the plant, sing in the 
upper parts; stipules foliaceous, ovate-lanceolate, 4-5 mn. long, mostly 
entire} leaflets oblanceolate-cuneiform, 1-2 om. long, the margins serrate 
w with about 7-9 teeth above the middle, both surfaces ashy-green, thinly 
and softly hirsute; flowers numerous, not showy, axillary even to the base 
of the plant, the pedicels slender, as much as 2 Cin « long, hirsute; calyx» 
lobes ovate-lanceolate, 2.5-5 mm. long in flower, increasing to 4 mm. in 
fruit, thinly hirsute, the appendages similar, somewhat smaller; petals 1.5 
mm. long, spatulate, light yellow, often apparently wanting; stemens 2 mn. 
long, receptacle conical at maturity, hirtellous; achenes glabrous; straw=> 
colored, obovate, .6-.7 mms long, not wrinkled. 
Marshy ground at low elevations; Port Hill, Epling 10479; Granite 
Station, Epling. 
oF flabellifolia Hook. ——> A perennial herb with a stout scaly root- 
stock; leaves chiefly basal » the blades trifoliolate, the middle leaflet 
., obovate, the lateral leaflets obliquely oval, all more 
or less dentate, the 
teeth mostly acute, both surfaces glabrous, the petioles 5-10 om. long; 
flowering stems 15-25 cme tall, camonly with 1-2 reduced but similar leaves, 
the bracts subfoliar; flowers 2-3 in a loose cluster, the sepals ovate-lanceo- 
late, 8 mm. long, acute, the appendages nearly as long but triangular-lanceo- 
late, very acute, both sparingly silky-hirsute; petals yellow, broadly obovate 
notched, about twice the length of the sepals; : 
3; Stamens 5 mn. long, the filaments 
Slender; achenes numerous, the style Slender, more than twice as long as the 
achene. 
S200 A = ae 
wy Divide between the St. Joe and Clearwater 2 SaesE ne 1251. 
