398 GROSSULARIACEAE 



long, loosely flowered; bracts setaceous, nearly equalling the pedicels; sepals oval, 

 obtuse, spreading; fruit globose, glabrous, 5-10 mm. in diameter, ^^'ooded places : 

 Hudson Bay — Ont. — Minn. — Mont. — -E.G.— Alaska. Boreal. — Mont. My-Je. 



3. R. petiolare Dougl. A shrub 1-1.5 m. high; leaf-blades cordate, mostly 

 5-lobed, thin, glabrous or slightty pubescent when j'oung, resinous-dotted be- 

 neath; the lobes ovate, acute, sharply serrate; racemes erect, 5-12 dm. long; 

 pedicels 3-6 mm. long, much longer than the subulate bracts; sepals white, ovate, 

 obtuse, puberulent, 7 mm. long; berry subglobose, without bloom, about 1 cm. 

 in diameter. Wooded mountain sides : B.C. — Ore. — Utah — Wyo. — -Alta. Sub- 

 moiU. — Mont. My-Jl. 



4. R. glandulosum Grauer. A shrub, with decumbent or spreading branches, 

 1 m. long or less; leaf-blades thin, fetid, glabrous above, puberulent on the veins 

 beneath, orbicular in outline, cordate at the base, 3-8 cm. wide, deeplj- 5-7- 

 lobed, the lobes ovate, acute, incised-serrate; racemes 8-12-flowered, ascending, 

 shorter than the leaves, puberulent ; pedicels much longer than the narrow, 

 glandular bracts; tube of the hypanthium short-campanulate; sepals 2-2.5 mm. 

 long, pubescent without; fruit 6-8 mm. in diameter. R. prostratum L'Her. 

 Woods: Newf.— N.C.— Wis.— B.C.— ^lack. Boreal. My-Je. 



5. R. laxiflorum Pursh. A shrub, Mith decumbent stems and puberulent 

 yoimg shoots; leaf -blades suborbicular in outline, cordate at the base, 5-10 cm. 

 wide, thin, deeply 5-lobed, glabrous above, somewhat puberulent beneath, the 

 lobes ovate, serrate; racemes erect-spreading, 6-12-flowered, pubescent and 

 glandular; pedicels much longer than the lanceolate bracts; petals fan-shaped. 

 Woods: Alaska — Alta. — Ida. — n Calif. Mont. My-Jl. 



6. R. coloradense Coville. A shrub, with decumbent or procumbent stems; 

 leaf-blades thin, broader than long, 5-8 cm. wide, deeply cordate at the base, 

 mostly 5-lobed, glabrous above, sometimes sparingly pubescent on the veins 

 beneath, and with minute glands, the lobes ovate or triangular, irregularly cre- 

 nate-dentate; raceme erect, puberulent and glandular; pedicels longer than the 

 linear-lanceolate bracts; sepals greenish or purplish, 3-4 mm. long, spreading; 

 petals purplish, fan-shaped; berry black, about 1 cm. in diameter. Mountains: 

 Colo.— N.M.— Utah. Mont.—Subalp. Je-Jl. 



7. R. americanum Mill. A shrub 1-1.5 m. high; young shoots somewhat 

 pubescent and glandular-dotted; leaves suborbicular in outline, cordate at the 

 base, with an open sinus, 3-8 cm. broad, glabrate above, more or less pubescent 

 (at least on the veins) and glandular-dotted beneath, with ovate serrate-dentate 

 lobes; petioles long-ciliate towards the base; bracts Unear or hnear-lanceolate; 

 hj'panthium urceolate-cjUndric, 3-4 mm. long, greenish, sparingly pubescent; 

 sepals obtuse, a little longer than the h3-panthium; petals oblong, greenish, two- 

 thirds as long; fruit 6-10 mm. in diameter. R. floridum L'Her. Thickets and 

 damp woods: X.S. — -Va. — -X.M.- — -Alta. Plain — Submont. My-Je. 



8. R. Wolfii Rothr. A shrub 1-3.5 m. high, glabrous, or the yoimg shoots 

 finely pubescent; leaves suborbicular in outline, cordate at the base, with an 

 open sinus, 3-5-lobed, 4-9 cm. broad; lobes acute or obtuse, serrate-dentate; 

 racemes erect, few-flowered, puberulent and glandular; bracts oblong or oblong- 

 spatulate; hypanthium puberulent, 1.5 mm. long; sepals greenish-white, ovate- 

 oblong, 3-4 mm. long, spreading; petals white, spatulate, much shorter than the 

 sepaLs; berry black, 8-1? mm. in diameter. Mountains: Colo. — N.M. — Ariz. — ■ 

 Utah. Sub/nont. — Subalp. Mj'-Je. 



9. R. nevadense Kellogg. A shrub, glabrous, or the yoimg shoots puberu- 

 lent; leaves thin, paler beneath, sparingly pubescent or glabrate, orbicular, with 

 obtuse crenate lobes, cordate or truncate at the base, 4-7 cm. broad, long-ciUate 

 towards the base; racemes nodding; bracts thin, pink or greenish, obtuse or 

 acutish, glandular-cihate ; sepals rose-colored; petals white, orbicular to oblong; 

 berrj' blue, 8 mm. in diameter. Mountains: Calif. — 'Nev. — Ida. — Ore. Sub- 

 mont. — -Mont. Je-Jl. 



10. R. viscosissimum Pursh. A shrub 1 m. high or less, with the young 

 shoots and the inflorescence glandular-pubescent; leaves orbicular-reniform in 



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