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11. L. arenosa (Richards.) Rydb. Stems slender, decumbent or ascending, 

 1-3 dm. high; petals 6-S mm. long; fruiting pedicels spreading, recurved; pod 

 globose or slightly ellipsoid, 4-5 mm. long, shorter than the style. L. Lunellii 

 A. Nels. HiUs and plains: Man. — S.D. — -Colo. — Mont. — Sask. Plain — Sub- 

 mont. Je-Jl. 



12. L. rosea Greene. Stems slender, 5 cm. or less high; basal leaves about 

 1 cm. long; blades ovate or ovate-lanceolate; stem-leaves few, oblanceolate, 

 sessile; petals rose-purple; pod 2 mm. thick, shorter than the stjde. Plains: 

 Sask. — Alta. Plain. Je. 



13. L. versicolor Greene. Stems decumbent, 2-3 dm. high; basal leaves 

 few and small; blades oval or oblanceolate, entire or toothed; stem-leaves ob- 

 lanceolate; petals sulphur-yellow, changing into pink; pod 3 mm. thick; style 

 4 mm. long. Ston}' mountains: ]Man. — Sask. Plain. Je. 



14. L. ludoviciana (Xutt.) S. Wats. Stems erect or decumbent at the 

 base, 1-4 dm. high; basal leaves linear-oblanceolate, 3-10 cm. long, entire or 

 repand; petals 7-8 mm. long; pedicels in fruit spreading and recurved; pods 

 4-5 mm. long; stjde about the same length. L. argenka (Purshj MacMill., not 

 S.Wats. Plains and hills: Man. — -Kans. — -Colo. — Mont. Plain — -Suhmont. My- 

 Jl. 



15. L. Macounii Greene. Stems several, decumbent, 1-1.5 dm. high; basal 

 leaf-blades oval or elliptic, repand-dentate; pedicels spreading, recurved; petals 

 pale j-ellow; pods 3-4 mm. long, shghtly shorter than the styles. Dry plains: 

 Alta. Plain. Au. 



16. L. utahensis Rj^db. Stems ascending, 5-10 cm. (seldom 15 cm.) high; 

 basal leaves 3-4 cm. long; blades oval or obovate; stem-leaves smaller, oblance- 

 olate or spatulate; petals yellow, about 8 mm. long; pedicels in fruit ascending; 

 pod a most spherical or slights obcompressed, 3-4 mm. wide; style 4-5 mm. 

 long, much longer than the pod. Drj- hills: Utah. Submont. — Mont. Je-Jl. 



17. L. macrocarpa A. Xels. Stems decimibent, 7-15 cm. high; basal 

 leaf-blades orbicular or obovate; petals 5-7 mm. long, spatulate; pedicels in 

 fruit spreading, recurA^ed; body of pod 5-8 mm. thick; style 2-3 mm. long. 

 Clay flats and ridges: Wyo. Plain. Je. 



18. L. Gordon! (A. Gray) S. Wats. Annual or perhaps biennial; stems 1-3 

 dm. high, erect, slender; leaves narrowh' oblanceolate, entire or repand; petals 

 6-7 mm. long; fruiting pedicels somewhat recurved; pod shghtly stipitate, globose, 

 4 mm. thick, sparinglv stellate; stvle shghtly shorter. Sandy soil: Tex. — ^Cahf. 

 —Utah. Son. Mr-^Iy. 



19. L. Engelmaiini (A. Gray) S. Wats. Cespitose perennial; stems erect, 

 3-5 dm. high; petals often 1 cm. long; fruiting pedicels ascending or the lower 

 spreading; pod 6-8 mm. thick; stvle about S mm. long. Rocky hills and plains: 

 Tex.— X:M.— Colo. Son. Ap-^Iy. 



20. L. stenophylla (A. Gray) S. Wats. Stems many, very leafy; petals 

 about 8 mm. long; fruiting pedicels ascending, 1-1.5 cm. long; pod 4-5 mm. 

 thick; style of about the same length. L. Fendleri Coulter & Xels., not S. Wats. 

 Dry plains and hills: Tex. — Ariz. — Colo.; n Mex. Son. My-Je. 



21. L. ovalifolia Rydb. Stems erect, 1-2 dm. high; basal leaves petioled, 

 1-2 cm. long; stem-leaves sessile, hnear-oblanceolate; inflorescence corjTiibi- 

 form; petals 8-10 mm. long, obovate; fruiting pedicels ascending; pods 5-6 mm. 

 thick; style of about the same length. L. ovata Greene. L. Engelmanii Coult. & 

 Xels., not S. Wats. Dry plains and hiUs: Xeb.— Kans. — X.M. — Colo. Plain 

 — Son. j\Iy-Je. 



11. SUBULARIA L. 



Small aquatic perennials, scapose and with subulate basal leaves. Flowers 

 perfect, racemose. Sepals ovate, equal, spreading. Petals oblong or spatulate, 

 without claws, white. Stamens 6, scarcely unequal; anthers oval. Pod short, 

 subglobose or pear-shaped, turgid. Seeds few. Embrj-o folded above the 

 radicle. 



