4. CasfUleja lineata Greene. 



Perennial; stems several, erect or ascending from a woody caudex, 1-4 dm. 

 tall, grayish-tomentose; leaves linear, 2-4 cm. long, usually with 1 or 2 pairs 

 of lateral lobes, tomentose; inflorescence narrow and elongating in fruit; bracts 

 broader than the leaves, 3- or more-cleft or pinnatificd with narrow lobes, the 

 middle lobe broadest, dull-yellow; calyx 18-20 mm. long, yellowish or greenish, 

 subequally cleft to middle above and below and deeply cleft laterally; corolla about 

 2 cm. long, greenish; galea 4-7 mm. long, shorter than the corolla tube; lower 

 corolla lip not much over 1 mm. long. 



In marshy meadows and in wet soil along streams, in N. M. (Colfax and Rio 

 Arriba cos.) and Ariz. (Apache Co.), July-Sept.; also Colo. 



5. CastiUeja occidentalis Torr. 



Perennial; stems clustered, erect or ascending from a woody base, 1-2 dm. 

 tall, unbranched, mostly purplish, more or less viscid-villous; leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, typically entire but sometimes the upper ones with a pair of lateral lobes, 

 viscid-villous to -puberulent; inflorescence short and compact, predominantly 

 yellow but varying to streaked or tinged with red and purple; bracts ovate-oblong, 

 entire and rounded at apex or with 1 or 2 pairs of lateral lobes, viscid-villous; 

 calyx 15-20 mm. long, deeply and subequally cleft above and below, its primary 

 lobes again divided into 2 mostly blunt segments 1-4 mm. long; corolla 18-25 mm. 

 long, its minutely puberulent galea much shorter than the tube and only 3 to 4 

 times the length of the prominent but scarcely saccate lower lip. 



Wet mt. meadows and wet alpine slopes, in N.M. (Mora and Rio Arriba cos.) 

 June-Aug.; N. M. and Ut., northw. 



6. CastiUeja sulphurea Rydb. 



Perennial; stems clustered, erect or ascending from a woody base, 2-5 dm. 

 tall, often branched above, usually glabrous or glabrate below, commonly viscid- 

 villous above, occasionally puberulent throughout; leaves linear to ovate-lanceo- 

 late, acute to acuminate, mostly all entire but the upper ones sometimes lobed, 

 glabrous to puberulent or finely villous; inflorescence conspicuous, pale-yellow, 

 at first short and broad but often elongating in fruit; bracts ovate-oblong, pale 

 yellow, mostly entire and rounded but sometimes acute or with 1 or 2 pairs of 

 very short lateral lobes, puberulent and villous; calyx 15-25 mm. long, deeply 

 and subequally cleft above and below, its primary lobes again notched or cleft 

 into 2 blunt or acute segments 1-3 mm. long; corolla 18-30 mm. long, its 

 minutely puberulent galea shorter than the tube and 3 to 4 times the length of 

 the dark-green thickened lower lip. C. septentrionalis of auth., C luteovirens 

 Rydb. 



Wet or moist meadows and slopes, on edge of lakes, ponds and streams, in 

 N. M., (Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Union cos.), 

 July-Sept.; Mont, to Alta., s. to N. M. 



7. CastiUeja miniafa Hook. 



Perennial; stems few, erect or ascending from a woody base, rarely creeping 

 and rooting at the base or decumbent, 2-8 dm. tall, often branched, glabrous to 

 short-pubescent or somewhat viscid-villous (especially above); leaves linear to 

 lanceolate, sometimes broader, usually all entire but sometimes a few lobed, 

 glabrous to puberulent or finely villous with simple hairs; inflorescence con- 

 spicuous, bright-red or scarlet, occasionally crimson or rarely yellow, at first 

 broad and short but often elongating in fruit; bracts ovate-oblong, more or less 

 toothed or cleft with acute segments, rarely entire, puberulent and villous, often 

 viscid; calyx 15-30 mm. long, deeply and subequally cleft above and below, its 



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