228 Oxalidaceae 



flowers. Sepals 5, imbricated. Petals 5, hypogynous, 

 imbricated, the 2 upper slightly smaller. Glands 5. 

 Anther-bearing stamens 5, with slightly dilated filaments 

 alternating with as many sterile filaments. Styles be- 

 coming spirally coiled after splitting away, pubescent on 

 the inner face. Carpels closed. 



* Leaves rounded, crenately toothed or lobed. 



1. E. macrophylluxn H. & A. Mostly nearly or quite acau- 

 lescent, tomentose with copious interspersed long glandular hairs 

 at least on the pedicels; leaves triangular-ovate or reniform, 

 crenate-serrate, sometimes crenately-lobed ; peduncles exceeding 

 the leaves, accrescent, at length 1 cm. long; petals equaling the 

 sepals, dull white; carpel clavate, densely velvety-pubescent; 

 seeds smooth. 



Occasional in dry grassy places in the valleys or low foothills. 



** Leaves pinnate or bipinnate. 



2. E. xnoschatum Willd. Acaulescent and prostrate or with 

 ascending branches, mostly rather stout and glandular; leaves 

 rather ample; stipules large, obtuse; leaflets unequally and 

 doubly serrate ; peduncle several-flowered ; flowers rose color or 

 purple, on rather short, stout pedicels ; sepals not terminated by 

 long bristles ; antheriferous filaments 2-toothed. 



The more prevailing species in the coast valleys. Native of southern 

 Europe. 



3. E. cicutariuxu (L.) L'Her. Much resembling the last, but 

 more slender and less glandular, often coarsely canescent ; leaf- 

 lets laciniately pinnatifid with narrow, acute lobes; pedicels slen- 

 der ; petals rose color or purple ; sepals with 1-2 terminal bristle- 

 like hairs; filaments not toothed. 



The prevailing species of the interior valleys and foothills. 



Family 44. OXALIDACEAE. WOOD-SORREL FAMILY. 



Annual or perennial, leafy stemmed or acaulescent 

 herbs, often with rootstocks or scaly bulbs, with sour 

 sap (oxalic-acid), and mostly palmately 3-foliate leaves. 



