Caryophyllaceae 83 



sessile or raised on naked curved peduncles, 

 often J an inch long; calyx narrowly cam- 

 panulate, J of an inch long, smooth, the 

 teeth short, rounded; petals rose-purple or 

 rarely white, entire or notched. 



In alpine meadows, in stony ground, on 

 the moraines and tops of the mountains 

 throughout the fegion, flowering in June 

 and July. 



Stems slender, decumbent at the 

 oiiene 



Lyallii S. base, 1 2-1 8 inches high, min- 

 Wats. utely hairy throughout, glan- 



LyaWs dular above. Leaves, the basal 



Catchfty. 



spatulate, obtuse 1-2 inches 

 long on long petioles, those of the stem 

 linear 1-2 inches long, sessile. Flowers on 

 short peduncles in rather loose terminal 

 heads; calyx oblong, inflated, about J an 

 inch long, narrow, glandular, teeth purple- 

 tipped; petals white, nearly half an inch 

 long, spreading, two-lobed. 



On grassy alpine slopes throughout the 

 region, flowering in June and July. 



