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5. Synthyris reniformis (Dougl.) Benth. in DC. Prod. 10: 454. 1846. 



Wulfenia reniformis Dougl.; Hook. FI. Bor. Am. 2: 102. pi. 71. 1838. 



Type locality: "Common about the Grand Rapids of the Columbia and in the vallies 

 of the Blue Mountains." 



Range: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. 



Specimens examined: Kamiak Butte, Elmer 320. 



Zonal distribution: Cana'dian and Hudsonian. 



VERONICA. Speedwell. 



Annuals; flowers solitary in the axils. 



Pubescent; petals blue; leaves crenate. 



Pedicels short; upper leaves reduced 1. V. arvensis. 



Pedicels long; upper leaves not reduced 10. V. tournefortii. 



Glabrous or nearly so; petals white; leaves mostly entire 2. V. peregrina. 



Perennials; flowers in racemes. 

 Peduncles terminal. 



Capsules elliptic, emarginate; leaves all sessile. 



Leaves shorter than the internodes; corolla 5 to 6 mm. 



broad 3. V. alpina. 



Leaves longt>r than the internodes; corolla 6 to 10 mm. 

 broad. 



Corolla 8 to 10 mm. broad, blue 4. V. cusickii. 



Corolla 6 to 7 mm. broad, white 5. V. allenii. 



Capsules orbicular, obcordate ; lower leaves petioled 6. V. serpyllifolia. 



Peduncles axillary. 



Leaves linear or linear-lanceolate; capsule deeply notched. . . 9. V. scutellata. 

 Leaves oblong-lanceolate to ovate; capsule with a .shallow 

 notch. 



Cauline leaves sessile or somewhat clasping 7. V.anagallis- 



aquatica. 

 Cauline leaves short-petioled 8. V. americana. 



1. Veronica arvensis L. Sp. PI. 1: 13. 1753. 

 Type locality: European. 



Specimens examined: Seattle, Piper, July 10, 1895; Lower C&sc&des, SuJcsdorf; Waits- 

 burg, Horner 601 ; Wawawai, Piper 3825. 



2. Veronica peregrina L. Sp. PI. 1 : 14. 1753. 

 Type locality: European. 



Range: British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to California and Florida. 



Specimens examined: Clallam County, £'Zmer 2591; west Klickitat Connty, SuksdorJ 

 1478; Ellensburg, Whited. 653; Tampico, Flett 1185; Columbia River, Lyall; Hangman 

 Creek, Sandberg cfe Leiherg 67; Pullman, Piper, July, 1893; Hull 578; without locality 

 Vasey in 1889; Mount Carlton, Kreager 154; Lake Kalispel, Kreager 334. 



Zonal distribution: Upper Sonoran and Transition. 



3. Veronica alpina L. Sp. PI. 1: 11. 1753. 



Veronica wormskioldii Roem. & Schult. Syst. 1: 101. 1817. 



Type locality: "Habitat in Alpibus Europae." 



Range: Alaska to Labrador, south to California and New England. 



Specimens examined: Olympic Mountains, Piper, August, 1895; Cascade Mountams, 

 latitude 49°, LyaZZ in 1859; Silverton, .Bowct 143a; Mount Rainier, T^'Ze^ 243; Piper 2083; 

 Allen 277; Mount Stuart, Elmer 1121; Little Klickitat River, Henderson, August 4, 1892; 

 Klickitat River, Flett 1154; Stevens Pass, Sandberg & Leiberg 710. 



Zonal distribution: Arctic. 



