046 PRIMULACEAE (PRIMROSE FAMILY;) 



§ 2. NAUMBIjRGIA (Moench) Koch. Corolla very deeply 5{or ^7)-parted 

 into linear somewhat purplish-dotted divisions, with or without a small tooth 

 in each sinus ; filameyits distinct, equal ; leaves opposite (rarely whorled), 

 the lowest scale-like. 

 6. L. thyrsiflbra L. (Tufted L.) Smooth (or with loose scurfy pubescence 

 above when young); stem simple, 2.5-8 dm. high ; all but the lower leaves lan- 

 ceolate, the axils of 1-4 middle pairs bearing short-peduncled head-like or spike- 

 like clusters of small light yellow flowers. —Cold swamps, Que. to Sask., s. to 

 Pa., 111., Mo., etc. May-July. (Eu.) 



6. STEIRONEMA Raf. 



Corolla rotate, with no proper tube ; divisions ovate, cuspidate-pointed, erose" 

 denticulate above, each separately involute around its stamen. Filament! 

 distinct or nearly so on the ring at base of corolla ; anthers linear. Capsule 

 10-20-seeded. — Leafy-stemmed perennials, glabrous except the ciliate petioles, 

 not punctate, the leaves all opposite, but mostly in seeming whorls on the flow- 

 ering branches. Peduncles slender, axillary, bearing yellow flowers. (From 

 o-retpos, sterile, and vrjixa, thread, referring to the staminodia. ) 



1. S. ciliatum (L.) Raf. Stem erect, 3-12 dm. high ; leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late to broadly ovate, 5-13 cm. long, tapering to an acute point, rounded or 

 heart-shaped at base, all on long ciliate-fringed petioles ; corolla longer than the 

 calyx; fruiting calyx 6-10 mm. long, commonly exceeded by the capsule. —Low 

 grounds and thickets. June-Aug. 



2. S. intermedium Kearney. Comparatively low, 2-7 dm. high ; leaves 3-8 

 cm. long, the petioles naked except at base ; calyx-lobes commonly exceeding the 

 capsule. {S. tonsum Bicknell.)— Usually in drier rocky soil, Va., Ky., and 

 southw. 



3. S. radicans (Hook.) Gray. Stem slender, soon reclined, the elongated 

 branches often rooting in the mud ; leaves lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, mostly 

 rounded at base, 2.5-9 cm. long, on slender petioles ; corolla about the length 

 of the calyx; fruiting calyx 3-5 m7n. long. — Swampy river-banks, Va. to Mo. 

 and Tex. June-Aug. 



4. S. lanceolatum (Walt.) Gray. Stem erect (or rarely reclined and rooting 

 At the joints) ; leaves lanceolate, 4-10 cm. long, narrowed into a short margined 

 petiole or tapering base, or the lowest short and broad on long petioles ; corolla 

 longer than the calyx ; fruiting calyx 5-8 mm. long. — Low grounds and thickets. 

 Me. to N. Dak., and southw. Var. hybridum (Michx.) Gray, withcauline leaves 

 oblong, is less frequent. 



5. S. quadriflbrum (Sims) Hitchc. Stem erect, 4-angled, slender, 2-9 dm. 

 high, often branched below ; stem-leaves sessile, narrowly linear, elongated, ^-9 

 cm. long, smooth and shining, rather rigid, obtuse, the margins often a little 

 revolute, the veins obscure ; the lowest leaves oblong or spatulate ; corolla longer 

 than the calyx, the lobes conspicuously pointed ; fruiting calyx 5-7 mm. long. 

 {8. longifolium Gray.) — Banks of streams, N. Y. to Man., s. to Va. and Mo. 

 June-Sept. 



7. TRIENTAlIS L. Chickweed Wintergreen 



Corolla spreading, flat, without tube. Filaments slender, united in a ring at 

 the base ; anthers oblong, revolute after flowering. Capsule few-seeded. — Low 

 and smooth perennials, with simple erect stems, bearing a few alternate usually 

 minute and scale-like leaves below, and a whorl of thin veiny leaves at the sum- 

 mit. Peduncles one or more, very slender, bearing a delicate white and_ star- 

 shaped flower. (A Latin name, meaning the third part of a foot, alluding to 

 the height of the plant.) 



1. T. americ^na (Pers.) Pursh. (Star Flower.) Spreading by very slen- 

 der elongated rootstocks, rarely producing long stolons from the upper axils ;. 

 leaves elongated-lanceolate, tapering to both ends; petals fiixely pointed. -- 

 Woods, Lab. to Man., Minn., 111., and Va. May-July. 



