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Gnaphalium palustre Nutt., Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. II, 7:403. 

 1841. 



Hill west of Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, April 17, El- 

 more 443. 



Widely distributed in western North America from British Co- 

 lumbia to Mexico; on the islands Santa Cruz, Santa Catalina, and San 

 Clemente. 



Haplopappus venetus vernonioides (Nutt.) Munz, Man. So. 

 Calif. Bot. 522, 601. 1935. 



Middle island of Anacapa group, August 1, Elmore 246, steep rocky 

 slope. 



Common on dry slopes at low elevations from San Francisco south 

 into Baja California and on all the adjacent islands. 



Hemizonia CLEMENTINA Brge., Erythea 7:70. 1899. 



Santa Barbara Island, August 12, Elmore 299, dry hillside. San 

 Clemente Island, February 18, 19, Elmore 408. 



Endemic to the islands Santa Catalina, San Clemente, Santa Bar- 

 bara, and Anacapa. 



A perennial herb with dimorphic inflorescence; the early flowers in 

 larger heads on simple leafy peduncles, the later in diffuse corymbose 

 panicles. Elmore's collection from San Clemente is in the early flower- 

 ing stage and differs from typical material also in the long villous 

 pubescence of branches and foliage. It may be in need of varietal or 

 possibly even specific segregation. 



Hemizonia fasciculata (DC.) Torn & Gray, N. Am. Fl. 2:397. 

 1841-43. 



Becher Bay, Santa Rosa Island, August 2, Elmore 175, dry hillside. 



Common from southern California south through Baja California 

 to Cedros Island ; also on San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Catalina, and 

 San Clemente Islands. It is tolerant of immature soils and apparently is 

 aggressive on local wastelands. 



Layia platyglossa (F. & M.) Gray, PI. Fendl. 103. 1849. 



Becher Bay, Santa Rosa Island, August 2, Elmore 202, dry hillside. 

 Hill w^est of Prisoners Harbor, April 17, Elmore 442. 



Widely scattered in southern California and on San Miguel, Santa 

 Rosa, Santa Cruz, and Santa Catalina Islands. 



