4. Stenanthiun Kunth. 
sic te Simple ,arising froma bulb with thin coverings. Leaves chiefly 
oa 2 near, Flowers in a terminal raceme, nodding, bracted. Perianth=> 
Gments subequal, narrow, persistent; stamens 6, inserted on and incluied 
by the segments; anthers kidne 
; y-sha becoming c ; st ° 
a 5~beaked Septicidal capsule. ms winged. y i er ee 
le Se occidentale Gray. Bulb lanceolate, commonly reclining on its side, 
1-2 cm. long; stems slender, 20-40 cm. tall; leaves curving, 15-30 cm, long, 
1-2.5 om, wide, glabrous, mostly basal, sheathing; diminished to one or two 
acuminate scales above; raceme 5-20 cm. long, pedicels very slender, 1-2 om, 
long, each subtended by a subequal scarious lanceolate bracts; flowers greenish os 
or purple, tubular below, the segments overlapping, 12-15 mm, long, linear=) =F 
lanceolate, the tips recurvings; stamens 9-10 mm, long; styles subecual; 
cansule erect, about 1 cm. long, attenuate into the persistent styles; secds 
3-4 mn, long, flat, the testa oblong, inflated. (Stenanthella occidentalis 
Rydbe). 
On shaded rock outcrops above water or in rich bottoms among dense 
herbage, 3000-4000 fte Priest Lake; Stevens Peak, 5600 ft.; Lime Cr,; 
Lake Pend Oreille; Upper Priest Falls, 5000 ft.; upper Priest R., 3000 fte; 
Snowy Top Mt., 5000 fte 
