254 MR. GEYER'S ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANTS. ` = 
involucri foliolis exterioribus subquinque ovato-acuminatis 
brevissimis puberulis, pappi squamis oblongis albis setis 
plumosis triplo longioribus terminatis. 
Has. Dry sunny loamy declivities of Spokan and Cœur 
d’Aleine mountains. Root (nearly as large as the little 
finger) succulent and almost transparent, full of a bitterish, 
milky juice, eaten raw by the Indians. It renews itself 
every year. Heads nutant before flowering. June. (n. 
376).—A very distinct species of Scorzonella (if Scorzonella 
be really distinguishable from Calais), and forming a sec- 
tion of Messrs, Torrey et Gray, on account of the plu- 
mose awns of the pappus. In general habit it a good deal 
resembles some of the narrow leaved varieties of Scorzo- 
nella laciniata, Nutt. (Hymenonema ? laciniatum, Hook.) 
1. Stephanomeria minor, Nutt.—Torr. et Gr. Am. 2. p. 472 
 Lygodesmia minor, Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 1. p. 205. t- 
103. A.) c | 
Has. Sterile sunny sandy declivities and on the tableaux - 
of "Trappe rocks, high plains of Spokan River. Rays pale 
. lilac. August. n. 440. 
2.8. runcinata, Nutt.—Torr. et Gr. Am. 2. p. 473. : 
Has. Decomposed calcareous rocks, Upper Platte; 
Grows also in the fissures of claystone nooks at À 
Bluffs. June, July. (n. 43.) 
1. Hieracium Canadense, Mx.—Torr. et Gr. Am. 2. 
TS 1. umbellatum, ook, Fi. Bor. Aa 1. p. 300, 
