Riuntncultis. I{AMJiN(;i;i.ACi:.K. ^ 



Wft iilncps. The first fmin in scvnrnl localitins at lower nltitiidcs, Ijy various collfctoi-s. The 

 var. at l>ake Tciiaya ami Mt. Dana {Brewer), Ostraiidcr's, linlnndcr. 'J'.lie sjwcics ranges to New 

 Ejif^laiid, Uritish America, and Euroiic. Tlie most cliaracterislic distinction between this and 

 li. Flammuin is tlie stiaif^lit style an(l long straight lieak ; hut so far as relates to the California 

 forms, the most obvious ditfercnce is that this has usually erect stems and larger flowere, while 

 that has crcojiing sti'ins. 



7. R. Lemmoni, Omy. Villous at base: stems 6 to 10 iuclics liigh, sparingly 

 liriiiiciuHl : leaves narrowly lanceolate, 3 to 4 inclies lonj^, tlie radical on long peti- 

 oles : Ihnvors low, long-podiuiclcd, half an inch hntad, bright y(dlow : sepals villous, 

 somewhat persistent : heads globose, 3 to 4 lines br<iad : akenes turgid, pubescent, 

 submembranaceous, 1 ^ to 2 lines long; beak very short, subulate, ineurveil. — I'roc. 

 Am. Acad. x. G8. 



Sierra Valley, J. G. Lrmmon. 



8. R. trachyspermus, var. Lindheimeri, Kngelm. Smooth throughout : 

 stems slender, erect, 8 to 10 inches high : lower leaves oval, upper ones lanceolate 

 or linear, all entire : llowcrs 2 lines in diameter : heads of fruit oblong : akenes 

 granulatcly roughened. — PI. Lindh. i. 3 : Torr. Pacif K. K(>p. iv. G2. 



This has only been found (by Dr. Bigefoic) in Napa Valley, and more sj)ccimens are needed for 

 satisfactory determination. Tlie sjiecies otherwise is known only from Texas. 



* * Ihidicnl leaves tmdivuled ; stem fenves, if aiii/, toothed or tobed : ylabroits 



perennials. 



9. R. Cymbalaria, Pnrsh. Cllabrons : flowering stems or scapes Icalles-s, 3 to 6 

 inches high, I to 7 llnwered : leaves thicki.sh, broadly ovate or ovate-cf)rdate, coarsely 

 creuate, clustered at the root and at the joints of the long filiform rooting runners; 

 petals yellow, 2 lines long and longer tlian tlie green se])als : the mature akenes a 

 line long, striato-veined on the sides, enlarging upwarils ; ape.K blunt, -with a short 

 obli(]ue beak ; head compact, oblong, 3 to (! lines long. 



Wet saline soils (/;(i/a?i(/^r) and in similar jilaccs eastward to the Atlantic ; also Kuro|>e hihI y\sia. 



10. R. glaberrimus. Hook. Glabrous : stems 3 to G inches high, 1 - 3-llo\vered: 



radical leaves broadly oval, either entire or with 3 large blunt teeth at the apex; 

 cauline leaves cuneate at the base, 3-cleft to the middle : petals oval, yellow, 3 to 4 

 lines long : .sepals oval, not reflexed, half as long as the jietals : akenes jihuup or 

 turgid, smooth, tipped with a short curved beak : heads globular, compact, 4 to f) 

 lines in diameter. — Jlook. V\. i. 12. t. .I. 



Washoo Mf)niitniiis (.indrrsmi) and northward in subal]iine situations to Oregon and Idaho. 



11. R. OxynotUS, rJray. Alpine, glabrous, cespitose, with thick fibrous roots : 

 stems stout, 4 to G inches liigh, decumbent at Ikuso. 1 - 3-no\vered : leaves crowded, 

 subrenifonn or cuneatcrounded, crenately 5-1) lobed, G to 9 lines broa<l, the caulino 

 broadly cuneate with 3 to 5 oblong lobes : sepals pilo.se : petals 4 lines long, bright 

 yellow : head oblong, thick and fleshy, 4 to 9 lines long : akenes smooth, oblong, a 

 lino long, carinato on the back, acuniinato with the curved subulate style. — Proc. 

 Am. Acad. x. 08. 



Near snow on the rnntral Sieri-a Nevada, at 10,000 to 11,000 fort altitude ; Wood's Peak and 

 jteak a)>ove Sonera Tass (/Irnrrr) ; Mount Stanford, Sierra Vo. (fxmiiioii). Ncar/i'. ;nia/i.«, differ- 

 ing in its cespitose habit anil less deeply loKd nidical leaves. 



* * * Some or all the lettves ternatfl;/ cnmpnuud : stems hrnnrhinff, several jloicered : 

 roots mostlif a fascicle of thickened Jihres : flotoers hri'jht yellow. 



12. R. CaliforniCUS, I'l'-nth. More or less pilose: stems erect, or nearly so, 

 12 to IK iiicli(<s high: loot a cluster of i^iuiiewhat tliick(Mii'd fibres: mdical leaves 

 coimiioiily pinnately ternate, the leaflets laciniately cut into 3 to 7 lobes or part<», 

 which are usually linear: flowers .') to 10 lines in diameter: ]ietj»ls usually 10 to 14 

 narrowly obovate : .sepals shorter than the petals, reflexed : akenes nearly 2 lines 

 long, much flattened and with sharp eilges ; beak slimt and curved : heads compact, 



