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cutiusculis, floribus apicalibus v. pseudolateralibus, calyce angusto 
sepalis longiusculis linearibus acutis a basi fere divisis viridibus 
pubescenti-glandulosis late hy aliño -marginatis, corolla pallida gra- 
cili vix exertula, capsula ovata mujuscula. 
Hab. In pratis montanis secus Rio Carren leofú. 
Obs. Radix tenuis filiformis simplex parce barbellata flexuosula; 
caules erecti sed saepius deorsum decumbentes gráciles (10-25 cnt 
long.=o,5-i mm crass.), quandoque simplices quandoque superne 
laxe adpresseque alterne-ramosi, teretes, in parte infera glabri re 
mote nodulosi (internod. 2-3 cnt long.), in parte supera crebrius no- 
dulcsi (internod. 8-10 mm long.) atque minute pulverulento-glan- 
dulosi; cotyledones obovato-suborbiculares non v. vix emarginati 
deorsum plus minusve longe cuneato-petiolati (6-8 mm long. =3-4,5 
mm lat.) mox arescentes atque saepius ante anthesin evanescentes; 
folia opposita sessilia infera internodiis duplo et ultra breviora, me- 
dia et supera sensim elongata internodia aequantia v. superantia, 
Ínfima lineari-spathulata (3-10 mm long.= i-2 mm lat.) obtusa mox 
arescentia saepeque evanida, supera angustissime linearia adpressa 
antice non v. vix subdilatatula ápice abrupte acutata saepeque cal- 
losa (callo per aetatem albescente), plus minusve dense minuteque 
glanduloso-puberula (10-15 mm long. =0,5-1 mm lat.); flores in caule 
et ramis apicales sed mox ob evolutionem ramorum axillarium pseu- 
dolaterales, pedicello longiusculo folio fulcrante non v. vix longiore 
(2-20 mm long.) erecto simplice ebracteato fulti, solitarii; calyx sub- 
cylindraceus, sepalis 5 anguste linearibus acutis (5 mm long.=o,5 
mm lat.) subimbricativis (?) liberis fere usque ad basin, dorso folia- 
ceis viridibus glanduloso-puberulis margine (ápice excepto) mem- 
brana hyalina latiuscula donatis, post anthesin leniter accrescenti- 
bus (6-7 mm long.=i,~ mm lat.) efformatus; corolla tubulosa graci- 
lis, calycem non v. vix superans, in limbo leniter ampliata (7-7,5 mm 
long.= 1,5-2 mm lat.) glabra deorsum alba sursum pallide e coeru- 
leo rosea. Capsula elliptica calyce accreto sepalisque plus minusve 
patentibus cincta (5 -6 mm long =3,5-4 mm diam.) pallescens glabra, 
mox valvatim decidua, val vis ellipticis, ventre tenuiter costatis, 3- 
sperma; semina elliptica (4 mm long.=2 mm lat.) dorso convexu- 
la, ventre applanata v. concaviuscula longitudinaliter modice costato- 
carinata, pallide rufescentia glabra laevia, in aqua raucedinipara. 
Species C. patagonicae Speg. (Plant. Pat. austr. n. 267) perafíi- 
nis et facile ejusdem varietatem magis robustam et elatam sistens; 
a C. gracih Dougl. toto coelo diversa. 
150. Navarretia involucrata R. & P.— Gay, Fl. chil. IV, f- 
42.7.— DC, Pr. IX, f. 309. 
Had. In pratis collinis prope Lago Fontana. 
Obs. Specimina pusilla 4-5 cnt alt. et diam. corollis albis, denti- 
bus bractearum atque calycis acerosis purpurascentibus. 
