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AGRIMONIA, Tourn, Agrimony. 



A. Eupatoria, L. Common Agrimony. 

 Frequent, often common, tlirouglioiit the state. 



GEUM, L. AvENS. Geum, 



G. albain, Gmelin. White Avens. 



Frequent, or common, throughout the state ; extending northward to the north 

 shore of lake Superior, Juni. and Pembina, Havard. 



G-. "Virgiiiiaiiuin, L. Virginian Avens. 



Minnesota river, Parry; Blue Earth county, ieifterg,- Goodhue county, Sandberg; 

 Hesper, Iowa, Mrs. Carter. Infrequent. South. 



G-. inacrophylluiii, Willd. Large-leaved A.vens. 



Abundant nortli of lake Superior, Roherts; extending south to Sherburne cjunty, 

 Upham, Anoka county and New Ulm, Juni, and lake Minnetonka, Roberts. 



G-. strictuiii, Ait. Strict Avens. 



Throughout the state ; common northward, frequent southward. 



G. rivale, L. Water Avens. Purple Avens. 



Common, or frequent, tlirough the north half of the state ; extending south to lake 

 Pepin, Miss Slanning, Northfield, Rice county, Chaney, and Nicollet county, Aiton. 



G. trifloruni, Pursh. Tiaree-flowered Avens. 



This species, "attractive hy reason of its long, plumose styles, and dissected, fern- 

 like leaves," rare in states farther east, is common, or frequent, on dry somewhat sandy 

 land throughouc Minnesota, excepting northeastward, in which direction it extends at 

 least to the head of lake St. Croix, Brainerd, and the upper Mississippi river. 



WALDSTEINIA, Willd. Dry or Barren Strawberry. 



W. frag-ai'ioicles, Tratt. Barren Strawberry. 



Stearns county, Garrison; St. Croix Falls and Stillwater, Miss Field. Infre- 

 quent. East. 



POTENTILLA, L. Cinque-foil. Five-Finger. Potentilla. 



P. Norveg-ica, L. Cmque-foll. 

 Common throughout the state. 



P.supiiia, L. (P.paradoxa, Nutt.) Cinque-foil. 



Lake Pepin, Miss M<??mmef; sandy shores of lake Minnetonka, Eoberis, fferj-icfc; 

 Anoka county and New Ulm, Juni; Martin county (rare), Cratty; Stearns county, Gar- 

 risoni Grant county, Roberts. [Devil's lake, Dakota, Geyer, and northwestward.] 



South and west. 



P. (.'auaclensis, L. Common (Cinque-foil or Five-Finger, 



Common, or frequent, throughout the state, excepting perhaps far northward. 



P. Canadensis, L., var. simplex, Torr. and Gray. Cinque-foil. Five- 

 Finger. 

 Lake Pepin, Miss Manning; New Ulm, Juni; Emmet county, Iowa (rare), Cratty; 

 Minneapolis (common), Roberts; Sherburne county (common), Upham. [North of lake 

 Superior, Agassiz.] 



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