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Mexico. This is the most widely distributed form, but 

 apparently confined to lower altitudes. Stems usually lax, 

 and seeking support from other shrubs, but in open ground, 

 ^notably near the coast, forming low, compact clumps. 



Oregon (Josephine County, Howell, May, 1884 [G]). 



California (294 Fremont, 1846 [G] ; " R. N. A." 1896 

 [N]) (Sierra Nevada Mountains, Lemmon, 1875 [N] ) 

 Southern California (285 Parry & Lemmon [G] ) ; 



Alameda County (Berkeley, April, 1900, H. M.Hall [P]); 



Butte County (Clear Creek, 191 H. E. Brown, April, 

 1897 [A, N]) (Little Chico, Mrs. C. C. Brown, April, 1897 



[A]); 



Calaveras County (Mokelumne Hill, 83 Blaisdell [AJ); 



Colusa County (Epperson's, Mrs. Brandegee [A]); 



Lake County (Mrs. Brandegee, July, 1884 [A]) (Snow 

 Mountain, Mrs. Brandegee [A]); 



Los Angeles County (San Gabriel Canon, 108 Brewer 

 [U]) (Compton, McClatchie, 1896 [P]); 



Modoc County (Goose Valley, M. J. Baker [U]) (Little 

 Hot Springs Valley, Baker & Nutting, July, 1894 [U]); 



Monterey County (Santa Cruz, 2223 M. E. Jones, June, 

 1881, in part [AJ); 



Napa County (Zem Zem, Jepson, July, 1892 [U]) (Vaca 

 Mountains, R. H. Piatt, March, 1898 [A]); 



Placer County (Mrs. M. M. Hardy, 1893 [A]) (Apple- 

 gate, Mrs. H. Smith [A]); 



Riverside County (San Jacinto River, 31 15 Leiberg, 

 March, 1898 [N] ) ; 



San Bernardino County (San Bernardino, 4384 Parish, 

 May, 1897, type [G, N, P, U]); 



San Diego County (San Diego, Cleveland, 1874, 1875 

 [G]; April, 1881 [P] ; Dec, 1883 [A]; Mrs. Brandegee 

 [A]; Greene, March, 1885 [A], a very leafy form; Miss 

 Cummings, April, 1896 [G]) (Alpine, Mrs. Brandegee [A]) 

 (Temecula Canon, Greene, 1885 [A]) (Fallbrook, Parish, 

 Nov., 1891 [P]) (Witch Creek, Alderson, May, 1894 [P]) 

 (San Isabel, A. W. Henshaw, April, 1893 [Nj; H. M. Hall, 

 May, 1899 [P]) (Oceanside, 4437 Parish, June, 1897 [A, 

 G, N, P, U], a compact, maritime form) (" Southwestern 



