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5. Alsine longipes (Goldie) Coville, Contr. Nat. Herb. 4: 70. 1893. 

 SieUaria longipes Goldie, Edinb. Phil. Journ. 6: 327. 1822. 



Type locality: "Woods near Lake Ontario." 



Range: Alaska to California, Colorado, and New England. Siberia. 



Specimens examined: Cascade Mountains, latitude 49°,'LyaU in 1860; Falcon Valley, 

 Sulcsdorf 102; Taconia, Flett 193; Ocosta, Henderson, June, 1892; Clealuni, Henderson, 

 June 1892; Kittitas County, WMted, May, 1896; North Yakima, Henderson, May, 1892; 

 Sprague, Sandberg <& Leiberg 133a; Medical Lake, Henderson, June, 1892; Cold Creek, Cot- 

 ton397; Ereager28; PuWrnun, Hull iSl; Piper 1710, 1711; without locality, ^mnrfegree 661. 



Zonal distribution: Transition. 



6. Alsine borealis (Bigel.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club 5: 149. 1894. 

 Stellaria borealis Bigel. Fl. Bost. ed. 2. 182. 1824. 



Type locality: White Mountains, New Hampshire. 



Range: Alaska to New England, south to California and New Jersey. 



Specimens examined: Olympic Mountains, Piper, August, 1895; Seattle, Smith 231; 

 Tacoma, Flett 162; Skokomish Valley, Kincaid, May, 1892; upper Nisqually Valley, Allen 

 155; Cascade Mountains, latitude 49°, Lyall in 1859; Mount Adams, Sulcsdorf 2302; Falcon 

 Valley, Sulsdorf 527 ; Skamania County, Sulsdorf 2437; Nason Creek, Sandberg cfc Leiberg 

 605; Cascade Mountains to Colville, L;/fl// in 1860; Spokane, Watson, September 24, 1880; 

 Tukanon River, Lake <& Hull 480; Blue Mountains, Piper 2454; without locality, Brandegee 

 662, 664. 



Zonal distribution: Transition and Canadian. 



6a. Alsine borealis alpestris (Fries) Britton, Mem. Torr. Clul) 5: 149. 1894. 



Stellaria alpestris Fries, M&nt. 1:10. 1832. 



Stellaria borealis corollina Fenzl. in Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 1: 382. 1842. 



Alsine brachypeiala (Bong.) Howell, Fl. N. W. Am. 82. 1897. 



Type locality: "In humidis alpium Jeratlandiae, Lapponiae, Norwegiae passim."' 



Rancje: Alaska to Oregon and the Greatijakes. Europe. Asia. 



Specimens examined: Port Orchard, Piper 2313; Skamania County, Sulcsdorf 2438, 

 2439; west Klickitat County, Sulcsdoif 526; Spokane County, Suksdarf 1864; without 

 locality, Brandegee. 



7. Alsine obtusa (Engelm.) Rose, Contr. Nat. Herb. 3: 569. 18rc>. 

 SieUaria obtusa Engelm. Bot. Gaz. 7: 5. 1882. 



Type locality : Gunnison River, Colorado. 



Range: Washington to British Columbia and Colorado. 



Specimens ex.amined: Skokomish River, Piper, August, 1895. 



8. Alsine calycantha (Ledeb.) Rydberg, Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 1: 145. 1900. 

 Arenaria calijcantha Ledeb. Mem. Acad. St. Petersb. 6: 534. 1812. 



Stellaria calycantha Bong. Mem. Acad. St. Petersb. W. 2: 127. 1832. 



Alsine simcoei Howell, Fl. N. W. Am. 1 : 83. 1897. 



Type locality: "Hab. in Siberia orientali." 



Range: Alaska to California. Siberia. 



Specimens examined: Mount Rainier, Pipfr 2134: Paradise River, Allen 159, 159a; 

 Mount Adams, Suksdorf 2302,2303; Mount Stuart, Brandegee 667^ Klickitat County, 

 Hou-ell 313; Skamania County, Suksdorf 2194; Wenache trail, Brandegee 668. 



Zonal distribution: Arctic. 



The Mount Rainier specimens were erroneously referred to A. idiginosa (Murr.) Britton, 

 by Howell. tt '* 



Alsine stmcoei Howell dillers from A. calycantha only in being unusually pubescent. 



aFl. N.W.Am. 1:82. 1897. 



