88 Caryophyllaceae 



lateral and terminal clusters or sometimes 

 solitary;' J of an inch or more broad, their 

 parts in 4's or 5*5; sepals oblong, obtuse or 

 acute, half as long as the nearly entire 

 white petals. 



In moist places growing among grass, 

 throughout the Rockies; flowering in 

 June. 



Smooth throughout except the 

 Arenana 



capillaris tops of the stems and sepals, 

 nardifolia which are glandular; stems slen- 

 (Ledeb.) fier, 4-8 inches high, numerous 



from a tufted, leafy base. 

 Sandwort. 



Leaves mostly in bundles J-iJ 

 inches long, smooth, very slender and 

 curved, with a spiny tip, those of the stem 

 few and much reduced. Flowers white, 

 \ an inch broad in a loose branching 

 head. 



A rather striking plant on grassy 

 slopes throughout the region; flowering in 

 June. 



