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ONACtRACE^^i]. Evening-Primrose Family. 



CIRC .^ A, Toui-n. Enchanter's-Nigutsiiade. 



C. Lutetiaiia, L. Tall Enchanter's-Niphtshade. 

 Common tliroughout the state. 



C. alpina, L. Low Enchanter's-Nightshade. 



Common thiough the nortli half of the state ; extending south at least to Anoka 

 county, Juni, Minneapolis, Herrick, and Lake City, Mrs, Bay. 



GAURA, L. Gaura. 



G. biennis, L. Gaura. 



Lake Pepin, Mis.-i Manniiio. Southeast. 



G. coccinea, Nutt.* Gaura. 



Herman, Grant county, Uiiham, Rahcrts; ridge east of the Red river, near the inter- 

 national boundary (infrequent). Scoff; plains 01 the Red river, Dmmmond, Doutjlas. 



West. 



EPILOBIUM. L. Willow-herb. 



E. spicatuni, Lain. (E. angustifoliura, L.) Great Willow-herb. Fire-weed. 

 Common, or frequent, through the forest portion of the state ; conspicuous on tracts 

 of burned woodland. A canescent variety, besides the type, occurs at Mie lake of the 

 Woods, Dawsnn. 



E. orig-anifoliuni, T,aT. (E. alpinum, L , var. majus, Walil.) AVillow- 

 herb. 

 Winona county, Holzingcr; Minneapolis. Kassubc; Minneopa Falls, Blue Earth 

 county, Ldherg. Rare southward, but probably frequent northward. 



E. palustre, L , var. lineare, Gray. Litiear-Ieaved Epilobium. 



Common, or frequent, through the north half of the state, and soulhwestward ; 

 rare southeastward. 



E. niolle, Torr. Downy Willow-herb. 



Blue Earth county, Lciherg; Minneapoli)*, Si»imo;(s; Anoka county, Jwni. In- 

 frequent. 



E. coloratum, MuhL Willow-herb. 



Common throughout the state, especially northward. 



• CENOTHERA, L. Evening-Primrose. 



CE. biennis, L. Common Evening- Primrose. 

 Common throughout the state. 



CE. biennis, L , var. gT.andittora, Lindl. 



At the northwest side of Milie Lacs, Upliam. [The var. muricata, Lindl., also quite 

 certainly occurs in this state.] 



*G.AURA COCCINEA, Nutt. Cancscent, puberulcnt or glabratc ; stems surt'ructicose 

 and fastigiately branched from the base, 6 to 12 inches high, very leafy, ascending; 

 leaves lapceolate, linear-oblong or linear, repand-denticulate or entire, 6 to 12 lines 

 long, closely sessile ; flowers in simple spikes terminating the leafy branches, rose- 

 color, turning to scarlet; bracts linear, rather persistent, longer than the ovaries; 

 calj x-segments linear-oblong, shorter than the narrow infundibuliform tube, as long as 

 the roundish, unguiculate petals ; fruit elliptical, sessile, short, terete, 4-sided above. 

 Porter and C'ouJfcr'.s Flora of Colorado. 



