. 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 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 652 POLYGONACEAE. Vol. 12. Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Slen- der Eriogonum. Fig. 1594. Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Journ. Acad. Phila. (II.) 1: 172. 1848. Perennial, woody, especially below, more or less floccose-tomentose throughout; stem erect or ascending, branched, especially from the base, leafy below, naked above, 6'-i2' high. Leaves oblong or oblance


. 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 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 652 POLYGONACEAE. Vol. 12. Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Slen- der Eriogonum. Fig. 1594. Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Journ. Acad. Phila. (II.) 1: 172. 1848. Perennial, woody, especially below, more or less floccose-tomentose throughout; stem erect or ascending, branched, especially from the base, leafy below, naked above, 6'-i2' high. Leaves oblong or oblanceolate, obtuse at the apex, nar- rowed into short petioles, ¥-2' long, the upper bract-like; inflorescence compoundly cymose; involucres top-shaped, ii" long, 5-toothed, the teeth obtusish; bracts triangular; calyx white, pink or reddish, i£" long, campanulate, at length constricted near the middle; stamens and style- branches included; achene pointed, 1" long, rough on the angles. Western Nebraska to Washington, south to New Mexico and California. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner


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