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F le arenicola (Henderson) Heller. Turted annual 10-15 ecm. tall 
stems numerous, slender; basal leaves o-6 Cme long, narrowly oblanceolate to 
linear, 1-5 mme wide, tapering to a narrow base, stem leaves linear, and scalee> 
like, reduced upwards; racemes 5-S cme long, pedicels 1-1.5 cm. long, each 
practed; calyx 5 ma. lons; corolla rose-colored, @-7 mm. lone; capsule sub- 
equal to the calyx, seeds less than l mme long, ovoid-flattened, black and very 
shiny.e (Claytonia arenicola Henderson; Limnia arenicola iydb.), 
90 be expected in ary places in the southern part of our region. 
o ‘fe Sibirica (L.; Howell. Annual from a small tap root; stems 
“several, erect, 20-50 cm. tall; basal leaves ovate, the blades 1-4 cm. long, 
rounded at the base, even subcordaie, lightly acuminate, narrowed to a 
petiole 5-10 cme long; stem leaves 2, opposite, 2-5 cm. lons, broadly ovate, 
and clasping but distinct; racemes commonly 10-12 cme long, pedicels 145-3 
Cie long, deflexed but not curving in fruit, each subtended by a membranous 
-rean bract «5-1 cm. lonz; calyx 5 mae lon } corolla 8 mm. long, the petals 
white, veined with rose-rurple, notched, oblong, narrowed to a claw at the 
base; anthers pink; capsule shorter than the seyals; seeds ovoid, flattened, 
black and shining, nearly smooth, 1.5-1.8 mm. long. (Claytonia sibirica L. 
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Limia sibirica Haw. }, 
Ww Occasional throughout our region in shaded moist woods, mostly below 
5000 feet. 
urd : 
= Me asarifolia (Bong.) Howell. Stems several, 20-50 cm. tall, froma 
slender horizontal rootstock; basal leaves broadly ovate, the blades 5-4 cm. 
long, very obtuse, cordate at base, borne on petioles 10-15 cm. long; cauline 
leaves 2, opposite, rotund-ovate, rather acute, rounded at. the base, distinct, 
2-3 cme long; raceme 10-12 cm. lons, bractless, pedicels 1.5-2 cm. long; calyx 
lobes 4-465 mme long, often purplish; corolla 10-12 mn. lon:, white, the 
petals retuse but not deeply notched, anthers cink, stamens half the lengtn of 
the petals; capsule shorter than the calyx, 1-2 seeded, the seeds obovate, 
flattened, black and shining, nearly smooth. (Claytonia asagfolia Bone., 
Limnia asanrolia ydbe}, 
“he common species of our region, abundant in moist shaded woods from 
2500 to 6000 feet, best developed at the higher elevations. 
