GENTIAN FAMILY 659 



Filaments hairy at the middle. 2. A. Macounii. 



Filaments f^Iabrous. 3. A. tonsus. 



AU calyx-lobes lanceolate, the inner not twice as broad as the outer ones; stem- 

 leaves oljlong or lanceolate. 

 Inner caly.x-lobes decidedly broader than the outer; corolla-lobes distinctly 



fringed on the sides. 4. A. thermalis. 



Inner caly.x-lobas sUghtly broader than the outer; corolla-lobes dentate, rarely 

 with a" few bristles on the sides. 5. A. simplex. 



Perennials with a taproot; flowers short-peduncled in the a.xils of two bract-hke leaves. 



6. A. barbellatus. 



1. A. ventricosus (Griseb.) Rydb. Stem simj)le or branched above, 2-3 

 dm. high, shghtly angled; basal leaves spatulate, 1-1.5 cm. long; stem-leaves 

 lanceolate to oblong-ovate, about 3 cm. long; calyx nearly 2 cm. long, ventricose, 

 wing-angled; outer sepals lanceolate, long-acuminate, the inner broader, acute; 

 corolla-lobes elliptic, serrate-fimbriate. Gentiana ventricosa Griseb. Wet places: 

 Hudson Bay — Sask. Boreal. 



2. A. Macounii (Holm.) Rydb. Stem strict, angular, 0.5-3 dm. high, 

 branched near the base; basal leaves spatulate or oblanceolate, 1-2 cm. long, 

 obtuse; stem-leaves acute, 2-3 cm. long; caly.x purplish green; tube about 1 cm. 

 long; lobes acuminate, the outer about 10 mm. long; corolla deep bluish, 1.5-3 

 cm. long; lobes broadly obovate, toothed at the summit and fringed on the sides, 

 veiny. G. Macounii Holm. Prairies, gravelly soil, and edges of marshes: James 

 Bay — Alta. — Mont.— B.C. Boreal — Submont. Jl-S. 



3. A. tonsus (Lunell) Rydb. Stem branched above, 3-4 dm. high, slightly 

 angled; basal leaves oblanceolate or spatulate-obtuse, 1-2 cm. long; stem-leaVes 

 4-7 cm. long; calyx-tube about 1 cm. long; outer lobes 10-14 mm. long; inner, 

 8-12 mm. long, 3-4 times as broad as the outer; corolla blue or purple, 3-4 cm. 

 long; lobes oblong to obovate, fimbriate-toothed around the summit. Gentiana 

 detonsa tonsa Lunell. Wet meadows: Sask. — Minn. — Alta. Plain. Jl-S. 



4. A. thermalis (O. Kuntze) Rydb. Stem 2-3 dm. high, angled, usually 

 branched near the base; basal leaves spatulate, obovate or oblanceolate, 1-3 cm. 

 long, obtuse, tapering below; stem-leaves sessile, 2-4 cm. long; calyx angled, 

 green, with purple spots; tube 10-15 mm. long; lobes 8-15 mm. long, acmninate; 

 coroUa 3-5 cm. long, bluish to purple, veined; lobes obovate-oblong, dentate 

 around the apex, usually fimbriate on the sides; filaments broadly winged, 

 naked. G. elegans A. Nels. G. Uneala Greene. G. thermalis Kuntze, based on 

 depauperate specimens. Wet mountain meadows: Mack. — Colo. — Ariz. — Ida. 

 Submont. — Subalp. Jl-Au. 



5. A. simplex (A. Gray) Rydb. Stem 1-2 dm. high, l-flowered; leaves 

 linear-oblong to lanceolate, about 1 cm. long; calyx scarcely angled; lobes almost 

 equal; corolla 1.5-2 cm. long; lobes oblong-spatiilate, erose-dentate on the sides 

 below. Mountain meadows: Calif. — Ida. — Ore. Submont. — Subalp. Jl-Au. 



6. A. barbellatus (Engelm.) Rydb. Stem angled, 5-15 cm. high, branched 

 at the base; basal leaves thick and fleshy, oblanceolate or spatulate, 3-5 cm. long; 

 stem-leaves hnear or linear-oblanceolate, 3-4 cm. long; bracts linear, 2-3 cm. 

 long; calyx-tube about 1 cm. long; outer lobes linear-lanceolate, 10-15 mm. long; 

 inner ones ovate-lanceolate, shorter; corolla bright blue, 3-4 cm. long; lobes 

 oblong, erose-dentate above, conspicuously fimbriate on the sides. G. barbellata 

 Engelm. G. Moseleyi A. Nels. High mountains: Colo. — Wyo. Mont. — Alp. 

 Au-S. 



4. AMARELLA Gilib. Gentian. 



Annual, biennial or perennial herbs. Leaves opposite, entire, sessile. Flow- 

 ers perfect, solitary or cymose, 4-merous or 5-merous. Calyx-lobes imbricate, 

 the outer two often somewhat larger, without a membrane within the lobes. 

 Corolla funnelform or salverform; lobes entire or sparingly toothed, but without 

 plaits in the sinuses. Ovary 1-celled; ovules numerous. 



Corolla with a fringed crown in the tliroat; glands at the base of the corolla obsolete or 

 wantmg. 

 Flowers solitary on 2-10 cm. long peduncles; stems depressed, cespito.se. 



1. .4. monantha. 



