556 ' CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. 



COLEOSANTHUS. 



Leaves cordate-triangular, coarsely toothed 1. C. gra-ndijlorus. 



Leaves oblong or lanceolate, entire. 



Akenes glandular 2. C. ohlongifolius. 



Akenes hispid, not glandular 3. C. linifolius. 



1. Coleosanthus grandiflorus (Nutt.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 1: 328. 1891. 

 Brickellia grandijtora Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. 7: 287. 1840. 



TSpe localitt: "In the Rocky Mountain range by streams in gravelly places, and west 

 to the lower falls of the Columbia." Collected by Nuttall. 



Range: Washington and Montana to New Mexico and Arizona. 



Specimens examined: Spokane, Piper 2381 ; Kreager 542, 547; Spokane Falls, Geyer 

 ASl; Blue Mountains, Salmon River, Homer 351. 



Zonal distribution: Arid Transition. 



2. Coleosanthus ohlongifolius (Nutt.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 1: 328. 1891. 

 Brickellia ohlongifolia Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. goc. 7: 288. 1840. 



TiTE locality: "Gravel bars of the Columbia and tributary strt>.ains, and along the 

 Wahlamet, common." Collected by Nuttall. 



Range: British Columbia to Oregon. 



Specimens examined: Pesha.stin, Sandberg cfe Leiberg 491; Klickitat Prairie, IlowelJ: 

 without locality, Vasey in 1889; Rattlesnake Mountains, Cotton 710; Umtanum Creek, Coiton 

 819. 



Zonal distribution: Arid Transition. ^ 



3. Coleosanthus linifolius (Eaton) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 1: 328. 1891. 

 Brickellia linifolia Eaton in S. Wats. Bot. King. Explor. 137. pi. If). 1871. 

 Type locality": "Sandy l)ottoms of American Fork, Jordan Valley, Utah." 

 Range: Washington to Utah and Arizona. 



Specimens examined: Ellensburg, Elmer 369; Piper 2745; Whited 690, 574; Egbert 

 Springs, Sandberg cfe Leiberg 408; Yakima region, Brandegee 836: Spokane, Henderson 2277; 

 Piper; bars of Touchet River, Homer 354; Spokane Bridge, Sandberg, McDougal, & Heller 

 911. 



Zonal distribution : Arid Transition and Upper Sonoran. 



GRINDELIA. 



Heads small, 6 to 8 ram. high ; bracts squarrose. 



Rays present 1. 0. nana. 



Rays wanting la. G. nana columbiana. 



Heads larger; bracts not squarro.se. 



Cauline leaves broadest at base 2. G. integrifolia. 



Cauline leaves narrowest at base. ' 



Stems suffrutescent 3. G. hendersoni. 



Stems herbaceous ' 4. G. oregana. 



1. Grindelia nana Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. 7: 314. 1840. 



Type locality: "Forests of Oregon, near Fort Vancouver, etc." Collected by Nuttall. 



Range: Washington to Wyoming and California. 



Specimens examined: Fort Vancouver, Nuttall; Chelan, Elmer 498; Spangle, Suksdorf 

 333; Spokane, Henderson, July 9, 1892; Belmont, Piper 1833; St. Johns, TMke & Hull 754; 

 Pullman, Hardwick, August 18, 1895; Waitsburg, Homer 566. 



Zonal distribution: Arid Transition. 



la. Grindelia nana columbiana nom. no v. 

 Grindelia discoidea Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. 7: 315. 1840, not Hook. & Arn. 1836. 

 Grindelia nana discoidea A. Gray, Syn. Fl. cd. 2. 1^: 119. 1884. 



