rect, clustered,fthe internodes a ao at 
oval or Spatulate, the upper oblong-ovate, Sessile and Clasping, 1 ; 
( long, broadest at the base, thick} ctate, the principal veins 3, unb 
} flowers inconspicuous in a terminal rathe se cluster, the bracts 1 ae. 
2 4-5 mme long; sepals lanceolate, acute 5 mme long; petals yellow, shorter tha» 
the sepals, 2=3 mm. long; stamens 6=12; Styles 1-2 mn. long; 
exceeding the sepals, l=chambered, 
q) a2r™ i. majus (Gray) Britton. 
A we _ma jus 
, 
am ale om 
capsule scarce: ys 
Occasional in marshy ground at low elevations, —— 
a0 H —>Priest Laks, 2700 t-, Epling 7786; Granite station, 
Epling. 
He perforatum L. Goat Brush. An erect rather stiffish Peranniay herb 
50-60 cm. tall or more, with numerous short lateral branches; leaves pale, 
1-1.5 om. long, 2.5=4 mm. wide, oblong, sessile, densel ctate; flowers me 
in @ very showy panicle » the bracts subfoliars sepals lanceola 
very acute; petals 10-12 mn. long, narrowly oval, twisted Bete flowering, the | 
margins black-punctate; Stamens about half the length of the pet 
7-8 mn. long, 3-lobed and S-chambered, the persistent styles 5 
pine; abundant op the slopes of the Clearwater Canyon where it is gradually 
spreading; pererime a serious range weed in the Salmon River fountry. 
He formosum Kunth. with slender rootstocks 
Slender nearly orci Ean SRATTY USNS OR meee FUT 
Gp. cme tall, the internodes tfice as long as the leaves or less; leaves 1.5=2.5 
cme long, the lowermost leaves often oval, for the rest, oblong-ovate, widest 
near the base, sessile and Clasping, narrowed evenly to the tip but hardly 
acute, pale green and rather glaucous, sparingly or not at all punctate; 
flowers showy in terminal Clusters subtended by subfoliar but much reduced 
bracts; calyx-lobes ovate, 2.5 mm. long, the margins often punctate with 
black glands; petals rich yellow, oval, 8-10 m. long, usually black-punctate 
along the margins; stamens nearly equal to the petals; styles 3 mn. long; 
capsule 5 mm. long, surrounded by the persistent petals. 
Along roadways and meadows at lower elevations. 
: 
Var. Scouleri (Hooke) Coult. Commonly lower, 15-25 cme tall, branching at 
qh) the base, dacumbent, the lowermost leaves orbicular, the others oval, broad= 
est at the middle, —— recent nna a 
Vv 
ao ~——7 Frequent at higher elevations along snall streams or in meadows or on 
moist outcrops. 
