PIPER FLORA (;F THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. 483 



Plagiol)ofhn/s aspev Greene, ]*ilio;iia 3: 2(32. 1S9S. 



Tyi'e locality: "Sunny rocky .slopes of the mountains along the Coeur d'Alene River," 

 Idaiio. Collected by Geyer. 



Range: British Columbia to Idaho and California. 



Specimens examined: San Juan Island, Zya/Hn 1858; Orcas Island, L//a// in 1858; Fort 

 Vancouver, ToZ/ft ie; Wenache, Whited 1046; Spokane Valley, Lyall in 1861; Spokane, 

 Piper: Henderson; Sandherg & Leihercj 10; Walla Walla regit)n, ZJran-.'ff/ce 990; near Waits- 

 lung, Horner 160;.Wawa\vai, Piper; ElmerlGil; without locality, Vasaj in 1889. 



Zonal distribution: Upper Sonoran and Arid Transition. 



2. Plagiobothrys nothofulvus A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 20: 280. 1885. 



Kritrichium nothofnlvum A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 17: 227. 1882. 



Type locality: California. 



Range: Washington to California. 



Specimens examined: West Klickitat County , Srh^dcif 37. 



CRYPTANTHE. 



.•lutlets with scarious crenate wings 1 . ('. pterocarya. 



Nutlets not winged. 



Surface of nutlets smooth and shining. 



Nutlets solitary or rarely two, narrow, attenuate-acuminate. 



Vent:"al groove simple, elongated at base . . . . 2. C fhicclda. 



Ventral groove bifurcate at base 3. ('. si(k:^dorJii. 



Nutlets four, ovate, acute or short-acuminate. 



Ventral groove simple to the base 4. ('. ajfinis. 



Ventn I groove forked at base. 



Pubscence seto.se, spreading . f). ('. raiinihmdsi/iia. 



Pubescence somewhat appiessed 6. C iorreyana. 



Surface of nutlet rough. 



Calyx twice as long as the acuminate nutlets 7. C andngua. 



Calyx little longer than the acute nutlets 8. C murindata. 



1. Cryptanthe pterocarya (Torr.) Greene, Pittonia 1: 120. 1887. 

 Eritrichium pterocaryirm Torr. Bot. ^'ex. Bound. 142. 1859. 

 Krynitskia pterocarya A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 20: 276. 1885. 

 Type locality: "Near El Paso," Texas. 



Range: W^ashington to California and Texas. 



.Specimens e.x.amined: Ellensburg, Hindshaw, 'Ma.y, 1896; Yakima, Hcmlerson in 1892: 

 Pasco, HindsJiaw, May 25, 18£6 and no. 41; Piper 2961; Couke ( ity, Piper 3881; Wilson 

 Creek, Sandberg & Leiberg 260; Walla Walla region, Brandegee 995; without locality, 

 Vasey in 1889. 



Zonal distribution: Upper Sonoran. 



2. Cryptanthe flaccida (Lehm.) Greene, Pittonia 1: 115. 1887. 

 Mysotis JIaccida Lehm. Pug. 2: 22. 1830. 



Eritrichium oxycaryurn A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 10: 58. 1874. • 



Krynitskia oxycarya A. Gray, Syn. Fl. 2': 425. 1878. 



Type locality: "N. W. Coast in dry plains." Collected by Douglas. 



Range: Washington and Idaho to California. 



Specimens examined: Yakima, Henderson in 1892; Coulee City, Pi]>er 3887; Crab 

 and Wilson creeks, Sandberg & Leiherg 304; Sprague, Sandberg & Leiberg 173; without 

 loiality, Brandegee 992; Almota, Piper 1702; Waitsbmg, Horner 602, 144; Wawawai, 

 Lake & Hull 820; Elmer 766. 



Zonal distribution: Upper Sonoran. 



