(> Je Parryi Engelm. Southern Tundra Rush. Rootstocks matted, stems 
tufted, 15-40 em. tall, stiffish; innermost leaves i to 1/2 as long 
as the stems, abruptly expanded 1-2.5 cm. from the base, sheathing 
below, channeled above, the outermost scale-like and chaffy, the lower- 
most lanceolate, 3-5 mm. broad, shining; inflorescence commonly 2-3 
flowered, the outer bract 2-4 cm, long, erect,twice the length of the 
flower cluster or more, the inner bract commonly 1 ecm. long, both 
brown-scarious and sheathing at the bases; flowers on pedicels 1-20 m, 
long, each bracteate; outer perianth-segments 5-7 mm, long, narrowly 
lanceolate, green, the sides brown, the margins scarious, veins 5 but 
obscure, the inner 5 mn, long, dS-veined; stamens 1/3 to V/2 
the length of the perianth; seeds elliptical, less than 1 mm, long, with 
two tail-like appendages each as long as the seed itself. 
Grassy slopes and ridges usually above 5000 fte, but as low as 3500 
ft.* sometimes forms considerable areas with Hieracium albertinum and 
Antemnaria, Ekis-rush-reaeches its northern timtts “juss—ve—the—north..of 
our-sree+y---t1se-irown-fren.just—ever—state Line on sumnis--ef-bit,.Spokane, 
6806-ft; jliear Stevens Peak, 6400 ft.; Snowy Top Mt., 5000 ft.; ecse 
Priest Re, 3500 fte; Revett Lake, 7000 ft.; Snow Peak, 6000 ft, 
Je Drummondii E. Meyer. Northern Tundra Rush, ootstocks matted, stems 
tufted, 20-30 cm. tall, rather pliant; leaves all scale-like, 2-5 cm, long, 
sheathing, all blades reduced to short acicular appendages 2-3 mm, long or 
wanting; inflorescence commonly 2-3 flowered, the outer bract 1-2 om. long, 
channeled, expanded and sheathing at the base, the inner scarious, 3 mm, 
long; flowers on pedicels 2-20 m, long, each closely subtended by two bracts; 
outer perianth-segments 6-7 mi, long, narrowly lanceolate,very acute ss 
acuminate, 4-5 veined, marked by two brown lines, the margins scarious, inner 
4-5 mn, long, similar but narrower, 3-veined; stamens less than half the 
length of the perianth, the anthers and filaments subequal; capsule oblong, 
