Adenophora liliifolia Ledeb. Ind. Sem. Hort. Dorpat. (1822); Ledeb. Fl. Ross. II, p. 

 894; Korshinsky, Unters. Russ. Adenophora (1894) p. 39; KpM.i. cDjr. Ajit. Ill (1904) p. 781. 

 A. communis Fischer in Mem. Soc. Natur. Moscou VI, p. 168; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. I, p. 246; 

 Karel. et Kiril. Enum. PI. Fl. Alt. no. 572. 

 A. sfj/Zosal Fischer, Ledeb. Fl. Alt. I, p. 245; 

 Ledeb. Fl. Ross. II, p. 895.^Ar polymorpha 

 Ledeb. var. denticulata, stylo exserto et La- 

 marckii stylo exserto Herder, PI. Radd. 

 (1872) p. 309. A. communis Fischer var den- 

 ticulata (ex parte), Lamarckii (ex parte) et 

 integerrima Trautv. Catal. Campanul. Ross. 

 (1879) p. 97-99. 



Specimens of the typical plant I have 

 found in open, dry places in the Amyl taiga 

 and at Ust Algiac, flowering in July. Resides, 

 I have collected rather frequently small spe- 

 cimens, agreeing perfectly with material I 

 have seen in the herbarium of the Imperial 

 Botanical Gardens in Petrogprad, designated 

 by Korshinsky himself as Adenophora lilii- 

 folia forma genuina modif. nana Korsh. 

 This small and very characteristic plant is 

 very common on the Abakan Steppe, in the 

 tracts between Askys and Ust Abakansk, 

 where collected by me in several places, 

 especially along dried up brooks' courses, in 

 thickets, among stones and gravel, and in 

 similar localities. 



The whole plant is completely glabrous. 

 The stem is simple, generally 10 — 15 cm., 

 rarely up to 20 cm. high, bearing generally 

 only 1 terminal, nodding flower, rarely 2 — 3 

 farther down the stem. The sessile leaves, 

 which are nearly clasping at the base, lan- 

 ceolate, sharply denticulate at the margin, 

 with appressed teeth, are 2 — 3,5 cm. long, and 

 to 5 mm. broad, with a distinct midrib. The 

 leaves are generally rather approximate, 

 especially so in the lower parts of the stem, 



where also the broadest leaves are to be ^.^ ^^^ Adenophora liliifolia Ledeb. f. genaina 

 found, becoming upwards! gradually jnore modif. nana Korsh. (Vi). 



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