626 UMBELLIFERAE 



Calyx-teeth obsolete; fruit nearly orbicular, 1 to 2 lines long, as broad or nearly as 



broad as long 3. F. kelloggii. 



Calyx-teeth evident; fruit oblong, 2 to 3 lines long 4. F. parishii. 



1 . V. arguta C. & R. Plants 1 to 2y2 feet h\g:h, the leaves simply pinnate, the 

 blades 2 to 5 iiichos long, on petioles about l^^ times as lonj?; leaflets 5 to 7, ovate, 

 finely and sharply serrate, 1 to 2 inches lonp:, the lowest often petioliilate; terminal 

 and lowest leaflets often subeordate and often S-lobod; rays 12 to 20, IY2 to 3 (or 

 5) inches lon<j; pedicels 1 to 4 lines lonj;; involucre mostly none; involucels of few 

 linear acuminate bractlets; fruit oblon<x, 4 lines long; ribs acute, prominent; oil- 

 tubes .'3 to 5 in the intervals, 4 to 6 on the commissure. 



Dry rocky exposed slopes, or under chaparral, 200 to 3500 feet: coastal South- 

 ern California from Santa Barbara Co. to San Diego Co. South to Lower Cali- 

 fornia. Jan. -June, fr. May-July. 



Locs. — Santa Barbara, K. Brandegee ; Sespe Creek, Ventura Co., Jones <f- Eich (bractlets 



2 or 3, filiform); Aliso Caiion, San Gabriel Mts., Barber 198; Echo Mt., Peirson 134; San 

 Bernardino foothills, Parish 4470; Warren's Ranch, e. San Bernardino Mts., T. Brandegee; 

 Chalk Hill, San Jacinto Mts., Hall 2083; Ramona, T. Brandegee ; Mountain Springs grade (head 

 of), e. San Diego Co., Mum 9626. 



Refs. — Velaea arguta C. & R. Rev. N. Am. Umbell. 120 (1888) ; Jepson, Man. 715, fig. 699 

 (1925). Deweya arguta T. & G. Fl. 1:641 (1840), type loc. San Diego, Nuttall; C. & R. Contrib. 

 U. S. Nat. Herb. 7:79, fig. 14 (1900). Ligusiicum argutum Nutt. ; T. & G. Fl. 1:641 (1840), as 

 a synonym. Arracacia arguta Wats. Bibl. Index N. Am. Bot. 419 (1878). Tauschia arguta 

 Mcbr. Contrib. Gray Herb. 56:32 (1918). 



2. V. hartwegii C. & R. Plants mostly tufted, 1 to 3 feet high, the peduncles 

 and leaves from a shortly branched caudex; peduncles and petioles somewhat sca- 

 brous; leaves biteniate, or partly triternate, the ultimate lateral divisions mostly 

 3-foliolate, the ultimate middle divisions mostly 5 or 7-foliolate; leaflets ovate or 

 oblong, sparingly incised, serrate, mucronate, % to 2 inches long, or the leaflets 

 often more or less confluent; petioles 2 to 6 inches long; rays about 15, 2 to 4 inches 

 long in fruit; bracts none; bractlets 3 to 6, unequal, linear-lanceolate, long-pointed, 

 exteriorly disposed, mostly surpassing the umbellets; fruit nearly orbicular, 3 to 4 

 lines long; ribs slender but rather prominent; oil-tubes 3 (or 4 to 6) in dorsal 

 intervals, 3 or 4 (to 6) in laterals, 6 (in sets of 3) or 9 on the commissure. 



Wooded or brushy slopes in the foothills, 800 to 5000 feet : Sierra Nevada foot- 

 hills from Tulare Co. to Butte Co.; coastal Southern California in Ventura and 

 Santa Barbara Cos.; South Coast Ranges from San Luis Obispo to Contra Costa 

 Co. Mar.-Apr., fr. June-July. 



Field note. — Velaea hartwegii is vridely distributed but somewhat rare locally. Its taproot, 



3 to 6 lines in diameter, often descends vertically for two feet or more. 



Locs. — Sierra Nevada : South Fork Kaweali River above Clough Cave, Jepson 4655 ; Pine 

 Ridge, Fresno Co., Hall 4" Chandler 310; Collins Mdw., Fresno Co., Ball 4" Chandler 531; Benton 

 Mills, Mariposa Co., Congdon; Hazel Green, Mariposa Co., Jepson 14,328; New York Falls, Ama- 

 dor Co., Hansen 900; Little Chico Creek, B. M. Austin. Coastal S. Cal.: Ojai Valley, F. W. 

 Hubby; Cuyama, Eastwood. South Coast Ranges: Estrella, L. Jared; Arroyo Grande, Alice 

 King ; Loma Prieta, Davy 640; Morrison Canon, Niles, Jepson 14,330; Berkeley, Jepson 14,329; 

 Mt. Diablo, Greene. 



Refs.— Velaea hartwegh C. & R. Rev. N. A. Umbell. 121 (1888) ; Jepson, Fl. W. Mid. Cal. 

 350 (1901), ed. 2, 295 (1911), Man. 716, fig. 700 (1925). Deweya hartwegi Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 

 7:342 (1868), type loc, n. Sierra Nevada foothills, Hartweg 1748; Jepson, Erythea 5:55 (1897). 

 Drudeophytum hartwegi G. & R. Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 7:81, fig. 15 (1900). Tauschia hart- 

 wegii Mcbr. Contrib. Gray Herb. 56:32 (1918). 



3. V. kelloggii C. & R. (Fig. 268.) Plants erect, % to 2% feet high; flower- 

 ing stems leafless or with a single leaf only; leaves basal, 1 to 2 or 3 times ternate; 

 leaflets ovate or roundish, sharply serrate and more or less incised or lobed, mostly 

 % to 1 inch long; fruiting rays 2 to 4 inches long, or in fruit 3 to 4 inches long; 

 pedicels 2 to 4 lines long; fruit nearly orbicular, 1 to 2 lines long, nearly as broad 

 as long or a little broader, somewhat notched at base; ribs filiform; oil-tubes 3 in 

 the dorsal intervals, 2 to 4 in the laterals, 4 to 6 on the commissure. 



