G21 mm. long, elliptical, subacutes secds strongly flaptened, 
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Ours simple beh herbs with flowers in axils of opposite upper 
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leaves or bracts, Sepals De Corolla S-parted, each lobe bearing 2 
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fringed glands, Stamens Se inserted on—the—base-ef-bhe cenodia_ 
Capsule flattened, surrounded by the persistent corolla, 
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Carella S- oavted qYeenish white [. ~ | evkans 
Covolla 4- pavléd, blue (varely white) 
Cauline leaves in pairs; plants 20-40 cm, tall ; 2, Fe albicaulis } 
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Cauline leaves in whorls of 35 plants 50-200 onvtart 3, Pe factigtatie 
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1. Se perennis L, Crean Oat i, Felwort. Erect glabrous herbs 
with solitary stems 30-40 cm. tall, arising from short slender rootstocks ; 
basal leaves 10-15 cm, long, the blades obovate or broadly oblanceolate, 
tapering to a petiole as long or longer; cauline leaves 2-3 pairs, similar, 
smaller; flowers at most in & narrow panicle 10-15 cm, long, its branches 
few, each bearing 2-3 erect flowers; sepals narrowly lanceolate, very 
acute, 5-6 mm. longs corolla greenish-white, suffused with purple, its 
ive segments 7 mn. long, increasing to 10 mm, in fruit, oblong, rather 
biases each bearing 2 oval blue glands at its base, these surrounded by 
a fringe 1 ma. long; anthers green, one usually imperfect; capsule /2 mn, 
broad, reniform to triangular, rugose, surrounded by a finely reticulate 
wing eomet mM. wide, 
To be expected in mountain meadows in the Southern part of our range, 
Lolo Trail near Packers iueadows, Kirlqwood 2047, 
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