[Vol. 8 
212 ANNALS OF THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN 
nerved, areolae usually more or less tortuous; ovules 2 in each 
cell, funiculi short, attached to the septum for about one-half 
their lengths; seeds not winged. 
Distribution: southwestern Wyoming. 
Specimens examined: 
Wyoming: Tipton, June 17, 1898, Nelson 4797 (Rky. Mt. 
Herb., TYPE); Green River, June 1, 1897, Nelson 3071 (Rky. 
Mt. Herb.) ; Green River, June 25, 1895, Shear 4369 (U. S. Nat. 
Herb.); stony hills, Kemmerer, June 1, 1907, Nelson 9002 (Rky. 
Mt. Herb. and Mo. Bot. Gard. Herb.); Kemmerer, June13, 
1898, Nelson 4675 (Mo. Bot. Gard. Herb.); head of Wind River 
Valley, May 31, 1860, Hayden (Mo. Bot. Gard. Herb.); stony 
slopes in the foothills, Laramie, May 30, 1900, Nelson 6954 
(Mo. Bot. Gard. Herb., Baker Herb. at Pomona College, Rky. 
Mt. Herb., and U. S. Nat. Herb., in part). 
41a. Var. laevis Payson.!' 
Cespitose perennial, silvery stellate throughout, rays short, 
branched, irregularly coherent, appressed; caudex much 
branched; terminal bud apparently remaining undeveloped; 
pedicels 2-5 mm. long, straight or slightly curved; pods often 
compressed at the apex; ovules 2 in each cell; septum entire or 
perforate, areolae nearly straight. 
Distribution: eastern Wyoming and southern Montana. 
Specimens examined: 
Montana: on gravelly, clay slopes, 10 miles east of Monida, 
Madison County, June 18, 1899, A. Nelson & E. Nelson 5428 
(U. S. Nat. Herb., Rky. Mt. Herb., and Mo. Bot. Gard. Herb.); 
Cottonwood Creek, July 30, 1896, Flodman 497 (U. S. Nat. 
Herb.); ridge above Bannock City, July 19, 1880, Watson 32 
(U. S. Nat. Herb.). 
Wyoming: Platte Canyon, June 27, 1901, Goodding (Rky. 
Mt. Herb.); Laramie Hills, May 21, 1892, Buffum 66 (Rky. 
Mt. Herb.); Laramie Hills, May 4, 1894, Nelson 62 (U. S. Nat. 
Herb. and Rky. Mt. Herb.); Laramie Hills, May 18, 1895, 
Nelson 1218 (Mo. Bot. Gard. Herb., Tyre, Rky. Mt. Herb., 
and U. S. Nat. Herb.); Laramie Hills, May 30, 1898, Nelson 
4324 (U. S. Nat. Herb.); stony slopes in the foothills, Laramie, 
! Lesquerella condensata (Nutt.) Wats. var. laevis, var. nov., folia siliculaque 
adpresse pubescentia; caulibus quam foliis brevioribus.—Collected in the Laramie 
Hi ^ apud County, Wyoming, May 18, 1895, A. Nelson 1218 (Mo. Bot. Gard. 
Herb.). 
