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2e Ae floribundum Greene. Stems numerous from a woody crown, 50-60 
ome tall, branching above, very leafy; leaves 3-6 om. long, 1.5=4 om. broad, 
narrowly ovate to oblong=lanceolate, the upper at least, narrowed toward the 
base, the lower rounded, all mostly acute at the apex, ascending, the upper 
surface dull, the lower glaucous but not markedly paler, borne on petioles 
2-5 mne long; flowers in short terminal panicles 3-4 om. long, scarcely 
exceeding the foliage, the bracts subulate, 1-2 mm. long; sepals greenish, 1.56 =]/; 
fed mme long, lanceolate, acute, submembranous; corolla white or tinged with , 
pink, the reddish veins wanting, the tube 3 mme long, the lobes 1.5-2 mm. 
long, obtuse spreading..in.anthesjs; stamens 2.5 mn. long; follicles not seen. 
At low elevations usually in sandy soil along streams or lakes. 
Se Ae androsaemifolium L. var.incanum| Mountain Hemp | A. pc.| Stems usually 
solitary, 40-60 cm. tall, branching mostly in the upper half, the branches ’ 
ascending, leaves 4-8 om. long, 2-5 om. broad, ovate, rounded at the base, : 
obtuse at the apex, Spreading or drooping, hardly ascending, dark green and i 
glabrous above, pale below and Sparingly villous, the yeinlets prominent, 
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‘borne-on-petioles.2-4 um. lon; flawere-in-vermina> few-flowered ‘panicles; 
sepals ovate to lanceolate, acute, 1.5-2 mm. long, the margins thin; corolla 
rose-colored, with veins of deeper pink, the tube 4-5 mn long, the lobes 
225-3 mme long, mostly obtuse, S-voined,.neousved in-enthosf>; stamens 
205-5 mme long; follicles 8-12 em. long, reflexed, glaucous, seeds 2 mn. long, 
the tuft 10-14 mm. long. 
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