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AGRIMONIA, Tourn. Agrimony. 



A. Eupatoria, L. Common Agrimony. 

 Frequent, often common, throughout the state. 



GEUM, L. Ayens. Geum. 



G. album, Gnielin. White Avens. 



Frequent, or common, throughout the state ; extending northward to tho north 

 shore of hike Superior, Juni. and Pembina, Havard. 



G. Virginianuni, L. Virginian Avens, 



Minnesota river. Parry; Blue Eartli county, Lti/jej-y; Goodhue county, Saiidbcrg; 

 Hesper, Iowa, Mrs. Carter. Iiitiequent. SouUi. 



G. iiiacropliyHuin, Willd. Large-leaved Avens. 



Abundant north of lake Superior, Roltcrts; extending south to Sherburne c mnty, 

 Upham, Anoka county and New Ulm, Juni, and lake Minnetonka, Roberta. 



G. strictiini, Ait. Strict Avens. 



Throughout the state ; common northward, frequent southward. 



G. rivale, L. Water Avens. Purple Avens. 



Connnon, or frequent, through tlie north half of the state ; extending south to lake 

 Pepin, Miss MaimiiKj, Northfieid, Rice couuty, Chaney, and Nicollet couuty, Alton. 



G. trittoruni, Pursh. Tiiree-floweiei Avens. 



This species, "attractive by reason of its long, plumose styles, and dissected, fern- 

 like leaves," rare in states farther east, is common, orfrequent, on dry somewhat sandy 

 land throughout JSIinnesota, excepting northeastward, in which direction it extends at 

 least to the head of lake St. Croix, Brainerd, and the upper Mississippi river. 



AVALDSTEINIA, Willd. Dhy or Barren Strawberry. 



W. frag-arioides, Tiatt. Barren Strawbsrry. 



Stearns county, Garrison; St. Croix Falls and Stillwater, Miss Field. Infre- 

 quent. East. 



POTENTILLiA, L. Ci.vquE-FoiL. Five-Finger. Potentili.a. 



P. Norveg-ica, L. Cinqae-fo'.I. 

 Common throughout the state. 



P.supiua, L. (P. paradoxa, Nutt.) Cinque-foil. 



Lake Papm, Miss Manning; sandy shores of lake Minnetonka, Bo7jcris, Wcn-icfr; 

 Anoka county and New Ulm, Juni; ISIartin county (rare). Crafty; Stearns county. Gar- 

 rison; Grant county, Roberts. [Devil's lake, Dakota, Geyer, and northwestward.] 



South and west. 



P. (.Canadensis, L. Cjmmon (3inque-foil or Five-Finger. 



Common, or frequent, throughout the state, excepting perhaps far northward. 



P. Canadensis, L., var. simplex, To.t. and Gray. (Jinque-foil. Five- 

 Finger. 

 Lake Pepin, Miss Manning; New Ulm, Juni; Emmet county, Iowa (rare), Cratty; 

 Minneapolis (common), Roberts; Sherburne county (common), Upham. [North of lake 

 Superior, Ayassiz.] 



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