1921] Smiley: Flora of the Sierra Nevada of California 237 



Heller 6927, 6889; Hockett's meadows, Culbertson (B 4442) ; near 

 Mineral King, Tulare County, 7,800 feet, Hall and Babcock 5383. 



8. Potentilla Wheeleri Wats., Proc. Am. Acad., vol. 11, p. 148. 



1876. 



Type locality. — "In the southern Sierra Nevada, about the head- 

 waters of Kern River, at 8,200 feet elevation. ' ' 



Range. — Southern Sierra Nevada and mountains of southern Cali- 

 fornia. 



Zone. — Canadian, 



Specimens examined. — Whitney meadows, Tulare County, Coville 

 and Funston 1672; Olancha Mountain, 8,500 feet, Hall and Babcock 

 5284; trail to Mt. Whitney, 8,000 feet, Culbertson (B 4550) ; southern 

 Sierra, Rothrock 324 ; Fish Creek, Tulare County, 8,400 feet. Hall and 

 Babcock 5209 ; Whitney meadows, Purpus 1628. 



9. Potentilla flabellifolia Hook., in T. and G., Fl., vol. 1, p. 442. 



1840. 



Type locality. — "Summit of Mount Rainier, Oregon, Douglas.' ' 

 (According to Piper, the collector was probably Tolmie.) 



Range. — Pacific Coast from Alaska to California, east to northern 

 Idaho. 



Zone.- — Hudsonian and Arctic-alpine, locally coming down into the 

 Canadian. 



Specim^ens examined. — Plumas County, Mrs. Austin ; Castle Peak, 

 8,500 feet, Smiley 487 ; near Lake Lucile, Tahoe, Setchell and Dobie, 

 July 6-21, 1901 ; Mt. Rose, 9,650 feet. Heller 9890 ; Desolation YaWey, 

 Tahoe, 8,500 feet, Smiley 345; near Tinker's Knob, Tahoe, wet grassy 

 slopes, C. F. Sonne, August 27, 1893 ; Mt. Conness, Yosemite, J, M. 

 Hutchings, August, 1892 ; Crescent Lake, Mariposa County, Congdon, 

 August 10, 1890 ; near Lake Tenaya, meadow above lake, 8,300 feet. 

 Smiley 698 ; Snow Flat, Yosemite, 8,700 feet. Hall and Babcock 3491 ; 

 upper end Dana Fork meadows, Yosemite, 10,000 feet. Smiley 859 ; 

 Mt. Lyell, 10,500 feet. Hall and Babcock 3571; Cloud's Rest, E. R. 

 Drew, July 25, 1887 ; Tuolumne meadows, 8,600 feet, R. A. Ware, 

 2698c ; north ravine on Mt. Silliman, Tulare County, 10-11,000 feet, 

 Dudley 1511; Kaweah Peaks, along Black Peak brook, 12,000 feet, 

 Dudley 2118 ; Eagle Lake, Tulare County, 10,500 feet, Hall and Bab- 

 cock 5362. 



