l''Ui. :;».— Aloti'.s iicnulis: II. 



h. ■ Id. 



IIX) CONTKIHUTIONS l-'Ko.M TIIK NATloNAI- IIKHHAKIIM. 



29. ALETESC. .<: !?. K."\ . \. .\in. riiil).'ll. -JT uiid \-2;k is.ss. 



Calyx t('<'tli proiiiiiM'iil. Fruit lliittfucd latcriilly. (►hloiij.^. jjflabrojis. 



CarjM'l with (miuuI and in'oiiiiiK'iil rilis. Stylojxuliuiii \vantiii<:". Oil 



tiil»t"s laru'c and solitai'v (scNcral in 

 .1. i/itru/.sn/if) in the ln'(»ad inter 

 \als. L' (in tilt' ronnni.'^siiral side 

 and a >niall ont' in cacli ril>. Si'i'<\ 

 sulcatf iMMMMitli the oil luhcs. witli 

 latM- plant- oi" slinlitly confaNt'. 



Afaulf.sccnt (('.xccpl in A. dmud 

 .v'//^/)i;lal»r()M.'< mountain ptTciinials, 

 witli pinnatf (tcrnatc at lirst in A. 

 (I<n'l(lxiiiii ) It'avt's. liroatl sliai'plv 

 tootht'd orciit ratlifp distant Icallcts 

 (('xc(>})t ill . I. A//'///'///'/), mostly no 

 involufrt'. involuccls of lint'ar to 

 lanct'olatc Id'actlcts. and yidlow 

 (j)iii'plt' in ,1. (/i/>'/'(/s()/i/') flowcfs. 



Types s[)(M'i('s. /h mi/i/ iicaiilis 

 Torr. 



A j^tMius of 4 or .') sp('('i(>s, !)(■ 



lon<finu" to tln> rorky foothills of ('t)lorado. New .Mcxicti. and Arizona. 



Lt'iiflt'ts broad am) sliar];ly tdothcd. 

 I'^luwiTs yt'lliiw. 

 Ril)H tHjuaily iiriiiiiiiifiil ami imt wiiijrcil; pedicel,'.; very >linil. 



1\k1uiii'1('s longer than the leaves 1. .t. (t(Viili.<. 



Peilniicles niiU'Ii sliorter tliaii the lea ve.^ i'. .1. Ininiil'-^. 



l.,att'rai rihg (and Hdinetiiiies durHai.^^) lieeumiiiir \viii<.red; [H'dieel.s I'to ;{ mm. ll)llL^ 



;>. .1. (?) iii(iciii)ii</(iti. 



Flowers deep purple 4. .!.(?) (tdridsnui. 



LeaHet.s filiform to linear, entire •">. .1. (?) loniifdH'i. 



1. Aletes acaulis (Torr.) C. cs:: K. Rev. N. Am. rnd)ell. ii>G. LS8S. 



Fig. -JS. 



DnrriKi (?) ormilix Tnrr. j'aeif. M. l{ei>. 4': !t4. 1S5(>. 



Orfuxclddiinii iicdiili- {iniy, I'roc. .\m. Acad. 7 : .'{4;5. 1807. 



ScsHi hdllii (iray, 1. e. 8 : L'SS. 1S70. 



}fni<niiiiiii f/n'i'iii'i (rray, 1. c. liS7. 1872. 



Cnrum (?) IkiIIH Watson, Hihl. Intiex 41(). 1878. 



Zizid hdllii r. <!< \{. Hot. (iaz. 12 : 1:57. 1887. 



Cespito.sP, with piHiuneles 10 to 80 em. liii^h. often much lonj»'er than 

 the loaves; leaflets ovate, irregularly toothed and cut. sometimes idmost 

 pinntitifid; umbels S to 15-rayed; rtiys stift, lo to :io mm. hm^: fruit 

 almost sessile, narrowly oblong. 4 to 5 mm. Iting'. 



Type locality {Dcirciid <(c(nills). "in ertnietvs of roeks netir Santa 

 Antonita. New Mexico;" collcM'ted hy Iliijeloir; type in llerh. Coluin- 

 bm Univ. 



Rockv foothills of Coloiiido and New Mexico. 



