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Leaves spatulate or lanceolate, the basal perioled. 



2. C. longipedunculatum 

 Sepals about as long as the petls. 



Perennials, sepals 5-6 mm. long. . 1. C, vulgatum. 



Annuals, sepals 3-4 mm. long. 3. C. brachypodium. 



1. Cerastium vulgatum L. 



In the southeastern part of the state. Crete; Ft. Robinson; Long Pine. 



2. Cerastium longipedunculatum Muhl. 

 Cerastium nutans Raf. 



Mostly in the eastern part of the state. Box Butte county; Holdrege; 

 Lincoln; Minden. 



3. Cerstaium brachypodium (Englm.) Robinson. 



In dry soil over most of the state. Box Butte County; Gordon; Lin- 

 coin; Minden; Pulman; Valentine. 



4. Cerastium arvense L. 



In dry rocky soil in the northwestern part of the state. War Bonnet 

 Canon; Ft. Robinson. 



8. Arenaria. 400. 



Stems usually less than one dm. high. 1. A. hookeri. 



Stems over one dm. high. 2. A. michauxii. 



1. Arenaria hookeri! Nutt. 



In dry rocky places, mostly in the foothills. Belmont; Crawford; Ft. 

 Robinson; Hat Creek Basin; Pine Ridge. 



2. Arenaria michauxii (Fengl.) Hook. 



In the western part of the state. Franklin; Red Cloud. 



9. Moehringia. 402. 



1. Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fengl. 



In the northwestern part of the state. Long Pine; Valentine; War 



Bonnet Canon. 



10. Loeflingia. 403. 



1. Loeflingia texana Hook. 



In dry soil in the western part of the state. Belmont. 



11. Paronychia. 404. 



Stems prostrate, spreading; flowers axillary, solitary or in small cymes. 



1. P. depressa. 

 Stems erect; flowers in terminal cymes. 2. P. jamesli. 



1. Paronychia depressa (Xutt.) A. Xels. 



Rare on dry hills in the western part of the state. 



2. Paronychia jamesii T. & G. 



Common in dry soil in the western part of the state. Banner County; 

 Box Butte County; Deuel County; Franklin; Pine Ridge; Sioux County. 



12. Anychia. 404. 



1. Anychia canadensis (L.) B. S. P. 



In woods in the southeastern part of .the state. Xehawka; Weeping 



Water. 



