132 Saxifragaceae 



T2llima Flowering branches 1-2 feet high, 



grandiflora with long rough hairs, glandular 

 (Pursh.) above. Leaves reniform or cor- 



date, sparingly rough-hairy, 



lellima. 



round lobed, and toothed with 

 broadly ovate teeth; 1^-4 inches broad on 

 hairy petioles 4-8 inches long; stem leaves 

 short- petioled with well-developed stipules. 

 Flowers numerous in an elongated raceme ; 

 sepals ovate J of an inch long; petals white, 

 purplish or pink with a pinnately cut blade; 

 claws broadly wedge-shaped, f of an inch 

 long, erect, blade spreading or reflexed with 

 a rounded ovate body and tapering thread- 

 like lobes. 



Moist woods and crevices in the rocks, 

 abundant in the Selkirks; flowering in June. 



Perennial, from a slender 

 Mitella nuda 

 L Naked branched rootstock, producing 



Bishop's- long runners in late summer; 

 Ca P- flowering branches scape-like, 



naked, or rarely with a small leaf, 2-8 inches 

 high, sparingly hairy. Leaves reniform 



