ap r_heAivarioat p tote, ——> Roots tocks : rte 
a + Atom , 50-60 om, tall; leaves 1/2 the length of th 
numerous largely basal, Saf ms mime Mate glabrous and- rather shiz 
inflorescence an open panicle 5-15. em. long, ‘abs 
EST IeS-ome-kengey the slender branchlets widel 
Smee the each 
Je parvitic SRootstocks tmtei-tme—te-dtemeterpy 
Sreeping, 6 stems tufted, 50-40[cm. tall; leaves 1/3-2/3 the length of _ 
the stem, 6a12 tate broad, glabrous @nd green or with a few slender hairs, — 
particularly at the opening of the sheath; cauline leaves 3-5, drooping, "the 
| Wppermost sometimes overtopping the inflorescence; inflorescence 6-12 cm. 
met long, paniculate, very open when mture, 
branches occasionally reflezed, lowermost bract scarious, 1-1.5 om. long, 
~.-. bractlets scarious, oblong, acuminate or somewhat Lacerates flowers solitary 
vo at the onds of the branchiots 9 ebrer rw € . 
iaierel’ al perianth segments green becoming | 
_ (rarely Light Treen with us) Very thin and scarious, 1.5-2 mm. long, Seatestete. 
*¢ a@uminate, infrequently lacerate at the tip; anthe: 3 subequal to the filaments; 
. capsule ovoid, more or less uarrowed at the tip, subequal with the segments, 
: straw-~colored, obtuse; seeds brown, elliptical, plump, Lals2 mm. long. 
he hiss. 
Bee 
Feoqiitit in —— persisting to the mide, of the forest, infrequent 
in mature forest; ranges from 2500 feet to 5000 feet. Upper Priest Re, 
3000 ft; 4000 ft.; Fish Lake Cr., 5000 ft; near Pritehard, 4000 ft.; 
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