. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 3. Arenaria ciliata L. Fringed Sand- wort. Fig. 1779. Arenaria eiiiata L. Sp. PI. 4J5. 1/53. Perennial, tufted, glandular-puberulent, stems very slender, creeping or ascending, pubescent in lines, 1-5' long, or the flowering branches erect. Leaves ovate or oblong, obtuse or acute at the apex, sessile or very nearly so, }"-3" long, ciliate or glabrous; peduncles fil
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 3. Arenaria ciliata L. Fringed Sand- wort. Fig. 1779. Arenaria eiiiata L. Sp. PI. 4J5. 1/53. Perennial, tufted, glandular-puberulent, stems very slender, creeping or ascending, pubescent in lines, 1-5' long, or the flowering branches erect. Leaves ovate or oblong, obtuse or acute at the apex, sessile or very nearly so, }"-3" long, ciliate or glabrous; peduncles filiform, erect, mostly i-flowered; flowers about 3" broad; sepals ovate or oblong, obtuse, nerveless or faiiUly i-nerved, about as long as the petals; capsule oblong, twice as long as the , its 3 valves deeply 2-cleft; seeds slightly roughened. Quebec to Greenland. Also in arctic and alpine Europe. The American plant is referred by Dr. B. L. Robinson to the var. humifusa Hornem.— having glabrous leaves and neri'eless sepals so far as observed, and may be specifically distinct from the European. In Europe the species has been separated into several varieties. Summer. 4. Arenaria Hookeri Xutt. Hooker', Sandwort. Fig. 1780. okcri Xutt. : T. & G. Fl. X. A. i : Arenaria pinelorum A. Nelson. Bull. Torr. Club 26: 350. 1899. Tufted from a deep woody root, 2-3' high. Leaves linear-subulate, rigid, very sharp-pointed, densely impricated, glabrous, 6"-i2" long; flow- ering stems short, finely and densely pubescent; bracts lanceolate-subulate, scarious-margined, the margins ciliolate; cyme dense, 8"-i8" broad, its rays short and pubescent; sepals lanceolate- subulate, pubescent, shorter than the similar bracts and about one-half the length of the petals; capsule not seen. In dry or rocky soil, South Dakota Colorado to Wyoming and Montana. Nebraska June-Aug,
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