le Re Acotosella Le sheep sorrel, Stems 50-40 cm, tall; leaves chiefly 
basal, glabrous, the cauline reduced, blades 2-4 cm, long, hastate, the 
basal lobes obtuse or acute, the uppermost leaves entire, lanceolate; 
stipules very acuves; petioles equal to the bladeg or longer, reduced 
above; panicle compound; staminate flowers yellow, the pistillate red, 
" inner perianth seguents 1.5 mm, iong, tubercl t reti ; 
the inner perianth seguents 1.5 mm, Ss tubercle none, not reticulate; 
achenes scarcely 1 tm, long. 
A common weed in fields and mexdows end along trails and roadways, 
naturalized from lurove. 
2e Re paucifolius iiutt. Rootstocks stout, 4-8 mn, in diameter or more 3 
scems 50-40 cm,t all, simple to the inflorescence; leaves chiefly besal, 
glabrous, “he cauline 2-5, reduced, blades 5-10 cm, long, oblong-lanceolate 
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obtuse or acute, tapering to a petiole subequal in length, the upvermost 
lanceolate, stipules 1-2 em, 1 mg, soon lacerates; psnicle compound, inner 
perianth segnents brownish red at maturity, 3 mm, long, rounded-cordate, 
reticulate, the veins chiefly horizontal from the midveins tubercle none; 
achenes ovoid, 1 imi, long, brovm and shining, (R. Geyeri Trelease). 
To be exvected in the southern part of our range in meadows or on open : 
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hillsides. 
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