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4. G. inconspicua (Smith) Dougl. Stem simple or branching 

 from the base, 4-12 inches high; usually slightly woolly-pu- 

 bescent when young. Leaves becoming smaller and entire 

 above. Corolla pink or purplish, narrowly funnelform. Ovules 

 2-several in each cell. Seeds emitting spiral threads when 

 wetted. On sand dunes and mountain sides. 



5. G. Hnrkuessii Curran. (Linanthus Harknessii (Curran) 

 Greene). Stem erect, slender, bushy-branched, 3-10 inches high. 

 Flowers very small, on slender pedicels. Calyx minutely pu- 

 bescent. Corolla white. Seeds solitary in the cells, mucilagi- 

 nous when moistened. In canyons. June-July. 



6. G. minima A. Gray. (Navarretia minima Nutt.) Plant 

 depressed, 1-3 inches high, glabrate. Leaves pinnately-parted 

 into needle-shaped segments. Flowers leafy-bracted, capitate- 

 clustered; bracts and calyx-lobes with needle-shaped apices. 

 Corolla white. Ovules 1-3 in each cell. Seeds emitting muci- 

 lage and spiral threads when moistened. In exposed places 

 on mountains. May-July. 



7. G. agrgrregrata A. Gray. (G. pulchella Dougl.) Scarlet 

 Gilia; Tree Cypress; "Polecat Plant." Biennial; pubescent or 

 puberulent; with unbranched or slightly branched stem. Lower 

 leaves basal and rosette-forming; upper alternate. Inflores- 

 cence narrowly thrysoid-paniculate. Flowers red; showy. 

 Calyx glandular. Corolla tubular-funnelform. Stamens equally 

 or unequally inserted in the corolla-throat. Ovules numerous. 

 Seeds mucilaginous and emitting spiral threads when wetted. 

 On mountain sides. May-September. Locally known as "Wild 

 Honeysuckle." Often characterized by an offensive odor. 



7a. G. agrgrregata attenuata A. Gray. (G. attenuata (Gray) 

 A. Nels.) Distinguished from the type by the long, white hairs 

 on the calyx, the usually included stamens and style, and the 

 usually lighter colored (pink to white) corolla. 



8. G. Watsonii A. Gray. Stems 4-8 inches high; tufted and 

 nearly herbaceous; perennial from a woody base. Flowers 

 solitary or few in a cluster, terminating the branches. Calyx- 

 lobes acerose. Corolla dull pinkish-white with pinkish throat; 

 salverform. Stamens included; filaments short. Cells 10 (or 

 more) ovuled. Seed-coat not developing mucilage when mois- 

 tened. On rocky mountain ridges. June-August. 5,500-8,000 ft. 



3. POLEMONIUM. Jacob's Ladder. 



Herbs with alternate, pinnate leaves. Calyx bell-shaped; 

 neither angled nor ribbed, becoming enlarged after flowering 

 and persistent in fruit. Stamens about equally inserted near 

 base of corolla, declined; the filaments slender and often 

 pilose at base. Capsule ovoid; obtuse; 3-valved. Seeds emit- 

 ting spiral threads when moistened. 



1. P. micranthum Benth. Annual, somewhat viscid-pubes- 

 cent, branching, weak and diffuse; 3-8 inches high. Leaflets 

 entire., 5-13. Flowers small; solitary or scattered on the 

 branches; white or tinged with pink. Calyx deeply 5-cleft. 

 Corolla nearly rotate; shorter than calyx. Filaments dilated 

 at base;, very sparingly pilose-ciliate. April-May. In grassy 

 fields a'nd ravines. 



