ANTENNARIA CAMPESTRIS n. Sp.
Stem low, about I dm. high ; basal leaves obovate-cuneate, 2-3 cm. long and about i cm. wide, without a distinct petiole, 1-ribbed or indistinctly 3-ribbed, the upper surface glabrate in age; stolons very short; pistillate heads about I cm. high, bracts lanceolate. the lower portion greenish, the upper brownish and ending in a scarious white acute or acuminate tip ; staminate heads somewhat smaller ; the white scarious tips of the bracts elliptical and obtuse.
It is nearest related to A. neglecta Greene, from which it dif fers mainly in the low habit, broader basal leaves, and short stolons. It is confined to the prairies and plains west of the Mis sissippi.
Nebraska H. J. Webber, 1887; G. D. Ssvezey ; J. M. Bates, 1891 ; P. A. Rydberg.
South Dakota : P. A. Rydberg, no. 794, 1892 (Black Hills).
Saskatchewan : Dr. Richardson.