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broad, plainly 3-nerved, many with 3 lobes. Spike dull red, 

 2y 2 in. or less long, the corolla y 2 to 1 in. long. — In rather 

 dry soil, from Clouds Rest to our eastern borders, the original 

 specimens from Mt. Dana at 10,000 to 11,000 ft. alt. 



4. C. culbertsonii Greene. Stems several, very slender, 

 attached by a delicate curved or horizontal base to the com- 

 mon deep-seated taproot, whole plant minutely hairy and 

 viscid. Leaves thin, erect, mostly entire, the lower lanceo- 

 late, 1-nerved or obscurely 3-nerved; upper leaves linear, 

 tapering to a fine point, 1-nerved, rarely with a sharp tooth; 

 the bracts broader and 3-cleft. Spike crimson, 2y 2 in. or less 

 long, the corolla y 2 to 24 m - long- — I n moist meadows and 

 along streams: meadows near summit of Clouds Rest; Lake 

 Tenaya; Tuolumne Meadows; etc. 



8. ORTHOCARPUS. Owl's Clover. 

 Low herbs with entire or slenderly parted leaves passing 

 above into bracts of the dense brush-like spike. Calyx 2- 

 cleft, the divisions again cleft or parted. Corolla with slen- 

 der tube; upper lip beak-like, a little longer and much nar- 

 rower than the inflated and 3-lobed lower one. 



1. O. pilosus Wats. Plant 1 ft. or so high, with many leafy 

 stems from a strong perennial root, soft-villous or pilose 

 throughout. Leaves parted into many linear lobes. Bracts 

 and calyx yellowish. — Gravelly ridges and summits above 

 6000 ft. alt. 



2. O. lacerus Benth. Plant 3 to 10 in. high, usually with 

 one simple erect stem, short-hirsute, viscid above. Leaves 

 or their lobes narrowly linear, y 2 to l l / 2 in. long. Bracts pale, 

 deeply cut into narrow lobes. Corolla bright yellow, about 

 l / 2 in. long. — Common in grassy places, especially at low 

 altitudes. 



3. O. linearilobus Benth. Much like O. lacerus but often 

 larger, the leaves sometimes 2y 2 in. long. Corolla nearly 24 

 in. long, white or purplish. — Restricted to moderate altitudes. 



4. O. imbricatus Benth. Stem simple, erect, 6 to 15 in. 

 high, minutely pubescent. Leaves linear, entire or lobed, 34 

 to 2 in. long. Bracts broad, obtuse, entire, partly purple, 

 closely overlapping. Corolla purplish, y 2 in. long. — Rancheria 

 Mt. and above. 



5. O. purpurascens Benth. Owl's Clover. Annual, erect, 

 6 to 12 in. high, very pubescent. Leaves parted into many 

 thread-like segments. Bracts broad at base, cleft into nar- 



