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li«>. Eryngium oblanceolatum ( '. it H.. sp. nov. 



Ki'ccl !iii(l liill, 15 to f. dm. Iiiji'li. (liclioloinoiislv briiiicliiii}^-: l)iis!il 

 loil\(>s ohlanccoliitc. tiipiM'iiiji- into loii^- petioles, from spiiiosely sen'iit(> 

 to cleft, the teetli or siiijill se«>-ineiits cotitimiiiiu' tlown the petiole; 

 hoiids on \erv shoi't pe(|iiiieles. iieiii'Iy t:'lol»ose. !il)oiit •'• mm. lon<>'; 

 hnicts V(>rv iiiirrow ;iii(l ri^id. iiiiieh ion^'ei' than the heads, is to 20 

 mm. \<)\\<x. the lowest lliil'd with spinose bristles, eoiispieuously scii- 

 rious-maruiiied at Itase; Itraetlets very iiari'ow and i'i,Li'i<l. Hiueli lono'ci' 

 than tlH> tlowers. about the size of tla- ln'aefs. with consjjicuoiis searious 

 maro'in below (bi'oadeninu' n|)ward lo a lobe on each side), at the top 

 of which and sometimes abo\-e are a few bristles; sepals ovate, scarious- 

 marj^'incMJ. 1 ..'> mm. loni:'. laperinu" abo\e into a shoi't ai)iculation; >lyles 

 ionyer than the s(>pals. 



Type locality. Sonoma \'alley. California; coll(>ct(M| i»y />/■../. /^/wy, 

 IK). IT)'.!, in lS(;r); type in l'. S. Nat. Herb. 



In the valleys of the bay region of California. 



Sj)iriiiiriis I .Kiiiiiiii'd : 



( 'ami-iikm \ : Simuiiin N'allcv. Sniinma ('niiiity, Tuii'iii !•">!•, in ISCi."); Xajia N'allcy, 

 Najia ("(iiiiity, .h /i.-mi. .Iiiiir L', isixi; Maili'uiic, Santa Clai-a Cnunty. Jij>.-«,,i, 

 June, ISIMI. 



27. Eryngium aristulatum . I epson. JMylheal: <'»2. lsii;i. 



Pi'ostrate. very slender, the steiii> 2.."i to 4 dm. in leiisi'th: bu^al leaves 

 taperiii}^' into a lonu' petiole. 1 dm. lonu' (including;' the petiole), the 

 short l)lade spiiiose-tootlK'd and with a few L'lnceolate seunients; stem 

 l(>aves op})()site. sessil(>. spinnlose-sei'rate; lieails very numerous, (i nun. 

 lonu'; bracts exeeedin^' the head. al)ont It) mm. lonu'. densely spines- 

 cent at base; bractlets spinose. the body nai'rowly lanceolate. in\-ersely 

 sa^'ittate-wino'cd from the bas(> upward, the lobes of tlie win>is thus 

 forminii' sinuses, in each of which are boi'ue 1 to ;'> awns sur])assinii" the 

 l)readth of the winii'; calyx lol)es ovate lanceolate. hyaline-maruiiuMl. 

 2 iiiui. Ion".;. ta))erin}^' into a cuspidate-l)rist ly tip exceeded by the lonj;' 

 styles. 



Typi^ locality. " in the di'v bed of a w inter lake situated in the moun- 

 tains south of I'ncle Stun Mountain. Lake ( 'ounty. Califoi'nia ;"" col- 

 lected by ir. L. ./,/jsnn. duly 2S. 1S1)2; tyi)e in Herb. Cniv. Calif. 



Mountains of northeastern Califoi'nia. 



Sjii'fiiiK'iif: (.idiiinii'it: 



('ai.mmhnia: Ty]H' siK^cinuMis as citiMl undci' type locality. 



28. Eryngium vaseyi C. iSi H. r>ot. (iaz. 13: 142. jsss. 



St(Miis 2..') to 4 dm. hiy'li., several from a coimuon root iuid ditl'usely 

 l)ranchin<»'; leav(\s oblanceolale. uneijualiy spiniilosc-scrrativ atteiuiate 

 below; brtu-ts and bractlets similiir. narrow, thick iind riu'id. spinose 

 iiiul spiny-tootlied. divevu'cnt. 12 to !."> uwu. lonji'. forminy" a spinose 

 burr-like head; fruit wiih()Viite-ol>lanceolate cuspidate-acuminate calyx- 

 lobes shorter than tlu^ styles. 





