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Chamaesyce Fendleri 

 C. serpyllifoHa 

 Tithymalus Arkansanus 

 Acerates viridiflora 

 A. angustifolia 

 Asclepias pumila 

 Evolvulus Nuttallianus 

 Lappula occidentalis 

 L. cupulata 

 Cryptanthe crassisepala 



Gutierrezia longifolia 



G. scoparia 



Chrysopsis villosa 



C. hispida 



Chrysothamnus pulcherrimus 



Sideranthus annuiis 



S. spinulosus 



Solidago glaberrima 



S. nana 



Townsendia exscapa 



Lithospermum breviflorum Aster exiguus 



Monarda pectinata 

 Hedeoma hispida 

 Physalis rotundata 

 Quincula lobata 

 Pentstemon secundiflorus 

 P. gracilis 

 P. humilis 

 Orthocarpus luteus 

 Plantago Purshii 

 Ambrosia psilostachya 

 Gaertneria tomentosa 

 Kuhnia Hitchcockii 

 K. glutinosa 

 Laciniaria punctata 



A. crassulus 

 A. polycephalus 

 Erigeron ramosus 

 Wyomingia cana 

 Helianthus petiolaris 

 H. pumilus 

 Thelesperma gracile 

 Boebera papposa 

 Artemisia dracunculoides 

 A. Brittonnii 

 vSenecio Riddellii 

 S. multicapitatus 

 S. spartioides 

 Cirsium imdiilatum 



e. Alkalinae. The best examples of the Flora of the 

 Alkali Flats occur in the vicinity of Owen's lake and Boulder 

 lake, where large tracts are white as snow with alkali. The 

 plants are mainly succulent chenopods, but a few other plants 

 also occur. The following species are characteristic : 

 Distichlis stricta Polygonum buxi forme 



Puccinellia airoides Chenopodium rubrum 



