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Parnassia inultiseta (Ledeb.) Fernald. P. palustris of auth. See Rhod. xxviii, 211 
(1926). Grass of Parnassus. 
Common in muskegs and willow slough margins throughout the region. 
Flower buds collected July 8, but the height of the flowering season is not 
reached before late July and early August. Fruits are mature in the latter 
part of August. 
Government Hay Camp district, Slave river, Nos. 2553, 2554; along 
Smith Portage road, No. 842; Pine Lake district, No. 2559; Moose (Eight) 
Lake district, Nos. 2558, 2555, 2556, 2557 ; base of eastern slope of Caribou 
mountains, No. 2560; Little Buffalo river, Russell , 77 (2). 
P. montanensis Fernald and Rydb. 
Occasional in the park area, and collected thus far only at the willow 
margin of an upland slough. In flower July 17. 
Base of eastern slope of Caribou mountains, No. 2552. 
Ribes oxyacanthoides L. Northern Gooseberry. 
Common on rocky hills and in open woods and muskegs, but abundant 
in some of the semi-open prairies. The Indian name for the openings at 
the base of Caribou mountains is “ Gooseberry Prairie,” on account of the 
abundance of this species. Observed in flower June 12, and with immature 
fruit during late June and early July. The berries ripen in the latter part 
of July and in August. 
East shore of lake Mamawi, No. 2537 ; 30th base line district, Slave 
river, No. 852; Government Hay Camp district, Slave river, No. 2542; near 
Heart (Raup) lake. No. 2541; Pine Lake district, No. 2538; Peace point, No. 
2540; Moose (Eight) lake, No. 2539; base of eastern slope of Caribou moun- 
tains, Nos. 2532, 2533, 2534, 2535; Indian graveyard, Peace river, No. 2536; 
lower Slave river, No. 854. 
R. hudsonianum Richards. Northern Black Currant. 
Common in rich woods and timbered muskegs throughout the region. 
Collected in flower during most of June, and with immature fruit early in 
July. Berries ripen in the latter part of July and August. 
Along Quatre Fourches river, No. 860; 30th base line district, Slave 
river, Nos. 859, 862; Government Hay Camp, Slave river, No. 2525; Pine 
Lake district, No. 2526; Moose (Eight) Lake district, Nos. 2519, 2520, 
2521, 2522, 2523, 2524; base of eastern slope of Caribou mountains, No. 
2518; eastern edge of Caribou Mountain plateau, Nos. 2516, 2517. 
R. lacustre (Pers.) Poir. Limnobolrya lacustris (Pers.) Rydb. Swamp Currant. 
Common in rich upland wmods and timbered muskegs. Immature fruit 
collected during the second and third weeks in July, and ripe berries during 
mid-August. The ripe berries have a bitter taste. 
Pine Lake district, No. 2549; Moose (Eight) Lake district, Nos. 2546, 
2547, 2548; eastern slope of Caribou mountains, No. 2544; eastern edge of 
Caribou Mountain plateau, Nos. 2543, 2545. 
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