PIPER FLORA OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTOiSr. 417 



Specimens examined: Olympic Mountains, Piper 911; Mount Adams, Sulsdorf 1194; 

 Nason Ci'eek, Sandberf/ cfe Leiherg 666. 



5. Washingtonia occidentalis (Nutt.) Coult. & Rose, Contr. Nat. Herl). 7: 67. 1900. 

 Ghjcosma occidintalis Nutt. in Torr. & Gr. Fl. 1 : 6.39. 1840. 



Osmorhiza occidentalis Nutt.; Torr. Bot. Mex. Bound. 71. 1859. 



Ti'PE locality: " Western side of the Blue Mountains of Oregon." Collected by Nut tall. 



Range. From Alberta to northern California and the mountains of Colorado. 



Specimens examined: Wenache Mountains, Whikd 1413; Simcoe Mountains, Howell; 

 Blue Mountains, Piper 2334; Nuttall; without locality, Vasey 304; Roslyn, W kited 465: 

 near Wenache, Whited 7; Easton, Henderson, June 11, 1892; Mount Carlton, Kreager 282; 

 Wenache Mountains, Cotton 1681. 



Zonal distribution : Canadian. 



6. Washingtonia ambigua (A. Gray) Coult. & Rose, Contr. Nat. Herb. 7: 69. 1900. 

 Glycosma ambiguum A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 8: 386. 1872. 



Osmorhiza ambigua Coult. & Rose, Rev. N. A. Um. 119. 1888. 



Type locality: "Foot of Cascade Mountains, Oregon." Collected by Ilall. 



Range: Mountains of Oregon and Washington. 



Specimens examined: Goat Mountains, Allen 256; Mount Adams, Henderson in 1892; 

 Falcon Valley, Suksdorf 382; foothills near Ellensburg, Piper, May, 1897; Peshastin, 

 Sandherg & Leiberg 502; upper Atanum River, Henderson, Xngwsi 2, 1892. 



Zonal distribution: Canadian. 



Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. is reported in Hooker a as found by Douglas in 

 ''Shady woods, North- West America, in the lat. of the Columbia." Same related species 

 is doubtless here confused. 



Osmorhiza brevistylis DC. is reported in Hooker b as found " From the mouth of the 

 Columbia to Observatoiy Inlet, in lat. 55°. North-West America," the specimens collected 

 by Scolder and Douglas. Here again some related species has probably l>een confused. 



HERACLETJM. 



1. Heracleum lanatum Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 166. 1803. Cow parsnip. A^ 



Heracleurn donglasii DC. Prod. 4: 193. 1830. ~" 



Heracleum lanatum vestitum Torr. & Gr. Fl. 1 : 632. 1840. 



Type locality: "Canada." 



Range: Wet ground from Canada to North Carolina and Tennessee, and extending 

 westward to New Mexico, California, and Ala.ska. 



Specimens examined: Fidalgo Island, Lyallm. 1858; Silverton, Bouck; Skagit Pass, Lal:e 

 & Hull 538; Skokomish Valley, ^incaitZ, June 10, 1892; Cascade Mountains, iyoZZ; Pull- 

 man, Piper 1558; Rosljm, Whited 466; North Palouse River, Vasey, June 6, 1901; Spokane 

 County, Clarks Springs, Kreager 139; Spokane River, Willces Expedition 397: Olympic 

 Mountains, Elmer 2763; Piper in 1895; Seattle, Piper. 



Zonal distribution: Transition to Hudsonian. 



Abundant in moist soil in most parts of the State. Douglas i-ecords that the "roots and 

 young stems are eaten by Chenook Indians." 



CYNOMARATHRTJM. 



1. Cynomarathrum brandegei Coult. & Rose, Contr. Nat. Herb. 7: 246. 1900. 

 Peucedanum brandegei Coult. & Rose, Bot. Gaz. 13: 210. 1888. 

 Type locality: "Walla Walla region, Washington." Collected })y Brandegee. 

 Range: Eastern Washington. 



aFl. Bor. Am. 1: 271- 1834. &F1. Bor. Am. 1: 272, 1834. 



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