158 Rosaceae 



Flowers J of an inch broad, greenish-yellow; 

 petals very small, not exceeding the calyx. 



Frequent throughout the region on rocks, 

 usually in dry, exposed situations at ele- 

 vations varying from 4000 to 10,000 feet; 

 flowering during June and July. 



Plant spreading, 3-6 inches tall, 



huf^aTs na i r y forming new plants by 



Wats.) the running stems after flower- 



Rydb. ing. Leaves tufted from the 



ld root, very hairy, palmately 3- 



foliate; leaflets obtuse, strongly 

 serrate, the teeth gland-tipped; lateral leaf- 

 lets ovate, oblique on the inside, shorter than 

 the terminal one; terminal leaflet broadly 

 ovate with a wedge-shaped base. Flowers 

 white, | of an inch broad; petals slightly 

 longer than the sepals, borne on a scape 

 about J longer than the leaves. Fruit ovoid, 

 rather small. 



On grassy banks and roadsides throughout 

 the Rockies; flowering in late May and early 

 June. 



