650 
the floral leaves ovate, sessile, subentire, l-5 cm, long, «he bracts 
similar, smaller, even subulates; senals ovate or elliptical, yvelloves =/ 
woolly, viscid, J-6 mn, long; corolla none; filaments reddish-purple, 
4 mm, long; capsule somewhat broader than lon, 5=5.5 mm, broad, woolly; 
seeds disc-shaped, 2 mm, in diameter, (Besseya rubra (Dougl.) Rydb.) 
Frecuent in open gravelly sloves usually at low elevations. 
