CL, 0. occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. —————> 
ed sipetiesy: ston erect, 1l-1.5 m. tall, glabrous or sparingly hirsute in the upper 
parts; basal leaves on petioles 50-40 cm. long, not’ at all clasping the stem, 
the blades 15-20 cm. long, ternate, then at least the middle divigion again 
ternate, finely puberulent throughout, leaflets ovate-lanceolate, 5-7 cm. long, 
nearly sessile or the lower on petioles 5-8 mm. long, the margins serrate, stem 
leaves " 
quubyseeariig,, all more or less clasping the stem; umbels compound, the mature 
primary rays Deewmimebewen, 4-8 cm. long, very slender, the pedicels about 10, 
Gali) 5-10 mme long; petals greenish yellow, 2.5 mm. long, acuminate; stylopodia 
flattened, the top of the ovary appearing truncate; fruit wholly glabrous and 
shining, 12-15 mm. long, oblong, rounded at the base, not tapering, somewhat 
narrowed at the apex to a neck but blunt. 
Common in subalpine meadows throughout our region, rarely in meadows as 
low as 5000 ft.; fruits have a pronounced flavor of anise. 
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