Flora of South Fork of Kings River. 21 



There is another form of this or an undescribed species on Har- 

 risons Pass. The stems are leafless, terminated by a capitate 

 cluster. The leaves are quite small and the stem branches at the 

 base. 



Eriogonum virgatum Benth. Annual, the whole plant white 

 tomentose. Leaves all radical, oblong to orbicular, narrowed to 

 the petiole, with fluted wavy margins. Stems single or several 

 from the base, slender, branching with wand-like branches. In- 

 volucres sessile along the stems and closely appressed. Flowers 

 very small, tapering at base on hair-like pedicels. Millwood and 

 Bubbs Creek. 



Eriogonum saxatile Watson. Perennial, tufted at base from 

 a woody rootstock. Stems many, the leafy ones short with the 

 leaves closely clustered, densely white-tomentose throughout. 

 I/eaves obovate, acute, tapering to a short petiole. Flowering 

 stems branching always 2-forked, the lower bracts leafy but short ; 

 upper ones, true bracts. Flowers white, veined with pink, taper- 

 ing to an attenuated base, pendent from the involucres. Involu- 

 cres tomentose, sessile and appressed to the stem. The branches 

 of the panicle are spreading. 



Oxytheca Inermis Watson. Oxytheca differs from Eriogo- 

 num in having the involucres few-flowered. They are diff"usely 

 branching annuals, with slender stems which are glandular on the 

 internodes. This species has the bracts 3, united at base, unequal 

 foliaceous, glandular. The minute involucres are on short pedi- 

 cels, the flowers are minute. Converse Basin. 



Oxytheca spergulina Qreene. Annual with the stems always 

 branching with 2 forks, very slender, the leaves at the forks nar- 

 rowly linear, becoming smaller towards the ends. Involucres 

 very minute, containing 1-2 minutfe flowers on hair-like pedi- 

 cels, thrice as long as the flowers. This covers the ground in 

 places like a filmy lace veil. It was collected near Horse Corral 

 Meadow. 



CARYOPHYLLACE/C. Pink Family. 



KEY XO THE GEPKERA. 



Sepals united into a 5 toothed calyx, styles 3. , Silene Pink. 

 Sepals separate, stigmas 5, petals 2-lobed. 



Stellaria, Chickweed. 



Sepals separate, petals entire or notched, styles 3. 



Arenaria, Sandwort. 



Sepals separate, petals entire or wanting, styles as many as 



sepals (4-5) Sagina, Pearlwort. 



