296 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Minn, valley: Higher levels, far N. W. ; wet grounds 

 and edges of sloughs. 



HERB.: Bailey 495, Agate bay; Eoberts 31, Grand 

 Marais; Roberts 32, Split Rock. 



Potentilla palustris (LINN.) SCOP. PI. Cam. 2 ed. I, 359 

 <1772). 



Comarum palustre LINN. Spec. 502 (1753). 

 Fragaria palustris CRANTE, Stirp. Austr. 73 (1769). 

 Comarum digitatum and angustifolium RAF. Fl. Tell. II, 55. 56 

 {1838). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 160; Upham, Fl. Minn. 51; Brew, 

 and Wats., Fl. Calif. I, 180; Hook., Fl. Britt. 124; Trautv., Fl. Sib. 53; 

 Britt., Fl. N. J. 97; Mac., Fl. Can I, 140; Led., Fl. Ross. II, 61; Nym., Fl. 

 Eur.; Herd., Fl. Eur. Russ. 48; Greene, Fl. Fran. 63; Engl. Focke, Nat. 

 Pflanz. Ill, 3, 34; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 299; Hart., Fl. Scand. I, 286; Rothr., 

 Alask. 445. 



Arctic Europe to Pyrenees; Russia to Caucasus; 

 N. Asia. 



North America: Labrador and N. S. to Hudson Bay, 

 Puget sound and Alaska; S. to N. J., Ind., Mich., Wise., 111., 

 Minn, ; on Pac. coast to C. California. 



Minn, valley: Throughout; bogs and edges of marshes; 

 rather common. 



HERB. : Taylor 1200, Lake Helena, Waseca Co. ; Shel- 

 don 710, Sleepy Eye; Sheldon 123, Madison Lake; Ballard W, 

 Prior's lake, Scott Co. ; Ballard 415, New Prague, Scott Co. ; 

 Sheldon 345, Smith's Mill, Blue Earth Co. ; Sheldon 428, Ash lake, 

 Blue Earth Co.; Sheldon 522, Waseca; Ballard 356, Helena, Scott 

 Co.; Herrick 99, Minneapolis; Oestlund 48, Ramsey Co. ; Herrick 

 100, Minneapolis; Oestlund 49, Ramsey Co. ; Bailey 142, Vermil- 

 ion lake; Sandberg 174, Chisago Co. 



Potentilla argentea LINN. Spec. 497 (1753). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 160; Britt., Fl. N. J. 96; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 50; Hook., Fl. Brit. 126: Mac., Fl. Can. I, 139; Led., Fl. Ross. 

 II, 47; Nym., Fl. Eur.; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 517; Herd., Fl. Eur. Russ. 48; 

 Engl. Focke, Nat. Pflanz. Ill, 3, 35; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 293; Hart, Fl. 

 Scand. I, 288. 



Europe; N. and W. Asia. 



North America: N. S., N. Br, Q., Ont. to N. J.; W. 

 to Dak. and E. Kan. 



Minn, valley: N. E. district and E. edge; infrequent; 

 dry fields and hillsides. 



HERB.: Herrick 96, Minneapolis; Oestlund 44, Minne- 

 apolis; Kassube 71, Minneapolis; Herb. Sheld. 1764, Minneapolis. 



