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Leaves of the inflorescence markedly 
smaller than thoss lower on the stems; 
./ flower clusters nodding, but the cap- 
“ sules erect g. 2. tome 
Propagating by stolons or undersround stems y 
Wlowers rose=nurvle or violaceous, 4-6 mme 
jo Long 
Mature pedicels 2-4 cm. long; upper leaves 
;/Z markedly diminished in size JO. Bs oresonense 
Masure pedicels 1-2.5 cm. long; upper leaves 
smaller but not markedly diminished 
l¢ 
Plants denselv casspitose; seeds smooth; 
leaves mostiv sessile and oval, usually 
f broadest near the middle MW, Se aloinun 
Plants often gregarious; seeds roushened; 
.../ leaves mostly on short nevioles, ovate, . 
broadest below the middle 12. He Hornemanni) 
(, Flovers white, 6-4 me long 13. ae lactiflorun 
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