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25. ANAPHALIS 



1. Anaphalis margaritacea Benth. and Hook., Gen., vol. 2, p. 303. 

 1873. 



GnapJialium margaritaceum L., Sp. PI., p. 850. 1753. 



Type locality. — "Habitat in America septentrionalis, kam- 

 tsehatea. ' ' 



Range. — Northern Asia. Mountains of western North America 

 eastward to Quebec and south to the Middle Atlantic States. 



Zone. — Transition; in California occurring along the borders of 

 the Canadian. 



Specimens examined. — Mt. Dyer, Plumas County, Mrs. R. M. 

 Austin 88 ; Gilmore Lake, west slope of Mt. Tallac, Tahoe, C. J. Fox 

 Jr., July, 1895. 



The two collections listed above are the only ones seen by me which 

 appeared to be referable to the type form with narrow, revolute 

 leaves permanently tomentose above. The common form in our region 

 is the following variety, distinguished by broader, flat leaves, which 

 are green and shining above and spreading at nearly right angles to 

 the axis. 



la. Anaphalis margaritacea var. occidentalis Greene, Fl. Fran., 

 p. 399. 1897. 



Type locality. — Not given. 



Range.— Cosu^t Range of California north to Alaska. Sierra 

 Nevada. 



Zone. — Border of the Transition and Canadian. 



Specimeiis exa>mined.— Grass Lake, Tahoe, 7,200 feet, McGregor 

 93 ; Glen Alpine, Tahoe, 7,500 feet. Hall and Chandler 4648 ; above 

 Donner Lake toward Donner Pass, Heller 7116; Upper Funston 

 meadow, Tulare County, Hall and Babcock 5568. 



26. ANTENNARIA 



Involucral bracts with green or brown tips. 



Involucral bracts green, light colored at the tips; stems 2 to 3 inches high, 

 rarely taller; leaves narrowly oblaneeolate, abruptly acute; forming 

 dense mats about and above timber-line 1- A. media 



Involucral bracts yellowish to dull white; stems about 4 to 6 inches high; 



leaves broader and acuminate, blunt at the apex 2. A. confinis 



Involucral bracts not green or brown. 



Involucral bracts rose colored at the tip, rarely whitish; stems 6 to 15 inches 

 high; leaves linear, not cuspidate 3. A. rosea 



Involucral bracts white at the tip, usually with a brownish center spot; 

 stems 4 to 10 inches high; flexible stolons very abundant; leaves very 

 narrowly linear, acute, and cuspidate 4. A. corymbosa 



