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MITELLA. 



Stamoiis opposite the piniiatiful green petals I. M . pcntnndra. 



Stamens alternating with the petals. * 



Calyx green; petals pinnatifid. 



Stems bearing 1 to 3 leaves : stoloniferoiis 2.M. caiilescens. 



Stems leafless; not stoloniferoiis. 



Leaves broadly reniform-eordate 3. M. breweri. 



Leaves ovate 4. M. ovalis. 



Calyx white; petals trifid or entire. 



Petals entire ; calyx-lobes obtuse 5. M. micranfha. 



Petals 3-cleft or 3-parted. 



Raceme second; petals 3-parted with liliforni divaricate 



lobes <o. M . stduropetala. 



Raceme not secund; petals cuneafe, 3-cleft at apex, the 

 lobes not divaricate. 



Calyx-lobes obtuse; leaf lobes rounded 7. M. trijida. 



Calyx-lolies acute; leaves angularly lobed S. M. diversifolia. 



1. MiteUa pentandra Hook. Bot. ^hxg. 56: pi 29S.i. 1829. 

 Drummondia mitelloides DC. Prod. 4: 50. 1830. 

 Mitellop.ns drnmmondii Meisn. PI. Vase. Gen. 1: 100. 1836. 



Type locality: "Rocky Mountains of North America." Type specimen raised from 

 seed collected by Drummond. 



Range: British Columbia to Saskatchewan, Colorado, and Oregon. 



Specimens examined: Olympic Mountains, Piper, August, 1895; Henderson, July 11, 

 1892; Mount Rainier, Piper 2028 ; upper Nisqually Valley, ylZ/en 5; Mount Stuart, Sa/itZ/^er^ 

 it Leiherg, June, 1893, 567; Stevens Pass, Piper, July, 1895; Wenache Mountains, Elmer 

 165; Skokomish Valley, Kincaid, June, 1892; Cascade Mountains, Henderson, August, 

 1892; Horseshoe Basin, Lalce A Hull, August, 1892; Blue Mountains, Horner 122; Piper 

 2410. 



Zonal distribution: Hudsonian. 



Rydberg considers that two species have been confused under M . pentandra, desig- 

 nating them as Pectiantia pentandra and P. latiflora Rydberg.a The somewhat larger 

 flowers and haiiy petioles of the latter are considered diagnostic, but we find all interme- 

 diates in the size of the flowers and also find haiiy petioles on small-flowered plants. Both 

 extremes as to the size of the flowers occur in the Cascade Mountains. 



2. Mitella caulescens Nutt.; Torr. & Gr. Fl. 1: 586. 1840. 

 Mitellastra caulescens Howell, Fl. N. W. Am. 201. 1898. 



Type locality: "Shady woods of the Oregon near the mouth of the Wahlamet." Col- 

 lected by Nuttall. 



Range: British Columbia to Oregon and north Idaho. 



Specimens examined: Seattle, Piper 90; Skokomish Valley, Kincaid, ]\Iay, 1892: 

 upper Nisqually YaWoj, Allen 9; Falcon Valley, Suksdorf 365; woods of the Columbia, 

 Xutfall; lower Frazer River, latitude 49°. Lyall in 1859; Mount Carlton, Kreager 203. 



Zonal distribution: Humid Transition. 



3. MiteUa breweri A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 6: 533. 1865. 



Type locality: "Mount Hoffman, in a damp place at alwut 11,01)0 feet altitude", 

 California. Collected by Brewer. 



Range: California to British Columbia and north Idaho. 



Speclmens examined: Baldy Peak, Lam & 1347; Mount Rainier, Pf/^er 2030; Allen i^; 

 Flett 303; Goat Mountains, Allen 86; Mount Adams, Henderson, August, 1892; SuksdorJ 

 364; ^SiSon Qvee^, Sandherg A' Leihcrg &(i\ . 



Zonal distribution: Hudsonian. 



a N.Am. Fl. 222:86. 1906. 



