THE FLORA OF MOUNT RAINIER 



Poa lettermani Vasey. 



On the slopes near Camp Muir, growing with the preceding. 



Festuca viridula Vasey. 



The finest grass on the slopes. Abundant at 5,000 feet elevatioa 



Festuca ovina supina (Schur) Hackel. 



In the pumice fields at 8,000 feet altitude. 



Festuca subulata Trinius. 



Longmire Springs, in moist places. 



Bromus marginatus Nees. 



A species doubtfully referred here was collected on the moun- 

 tains in 1890 by Rev. E. C. Smith. No 'specimens of it are now in 

 our possession. 



Sitanion rigidum J. G. Smith. 



Pumice fields at 8,000 feet. 



Sitanion glabrum J. G. Smith. 



Common on the rocky ridges north of Cowlitz Glacier. 



Sitanion rubescens Piper. 



Dry slopes on the south side of the mountain. 



SPARGANIACEAE. (Bur-reed Family.) 



Sparganium minimum Fries. 



Collected in 1890 by Rev. E. C. Smith, in one of the small 

 lakes near the base of Pinnacle Peak. 



TAXACEAE. (Yew Family.) 



Taxus brevifolia Nuttall. Western Yew. 



The yew is not uncommon along the trail from Longmire Springs 

 to Paradise Park. It does not ascend much above 3,000 feet eleva- 

 tion. 



PINACEAE. (Pine Family.) 



Juniperus sibirica BurgsdorfF. Mountain Juniper. 



The alpine juniper occurs on the banks of the Nisqually, near 

 Longmire Springs, and is common on the rocks up to 7,500 feet 

 elevation. 



Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (Lambert) Spach. Alaska Cedar. 



The Alaska cedar ranges on the mountain slopes from 3,500 

 feet up to 6,000 feet altitude. It is far more abundant on the 

 north side of the peak than on the south. Few, if any, specimens 

 exceed four feet in diameter, and where the trees are most abun- 

 dant the trunks are only one or two feet through. 



Abies grandis Lindley. White Fir. 



Some trees, without cones, which were observed on the trail 

 above Longmire Springs, are doubtfully referred here. They are 

 more likely to belong to the following species. 



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