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MIMULUS L. 
798. Mimulus ringens L. Monkey Flower. Very common in wet soils. 
ILYSANTHES Raf. 
799. Ilysanthes d/ubia (L.) Barnh. Long Stalked False-Pimpernel. 
Scarce in bogs and marshes. 
GRATIOLA L. 
800. Gratiola virginiana L. Clammy Hedge Hyssop. Scarce on muddy 
banks of streams and ponds. 
VERONICA (Tourn) L. 
801. Veronica virginica L, Culver’s Root. Abundant in fields and 
open places. 
802. Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. Water Speedwell. Common in 
wet soil. 
803. Veronica peregrina L. Purslane Speedwell. Abundant in fields 
and waste places, 
804. Veronica arvensis L, Corn or Wall Speedwell. Rare and local 
near Iowa City. 
GERARDIA (Plumier) L. 
805. Gerardia paupercula (Gray) Britt. Small-flowered Gerardia, 
Not uncommon on dry hills. 
806. Gerardia aspera Dougl. Rough Purple Gerardia. Common in 
dry and gravelly soils. 
807. Gerardia tenuifolia Yahl. Slender Gerardia. Common in open 
places of sandy soil. 
808. Gerardia auriculata Michx. Auricled Gerardia. Not uncommon 
in moist meadows. 
CASTILLEJA Mutis. 
809. Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng. Scarlet Painted Cup. Not rare 
on wooded hillsides, 
PEDICULARIS (Tourn) L. 
810. Pedicidaris canadensis L. Wood Betony or Lousewort. Abun- 
dant in fields and thickets. 
811. Pedicidaris lanceolata Michx. Swamp Lousewort. Common in 
swamps. 
