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… Authors' comments go here … [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Astragalus, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5872 Astragalus calycosus. Mt Gabb (notes, Palmetto Range, 1898.

 

5873 Eriogonum Mt Gabb, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Arabis, Det. by Brandegees: nuttallii?]

5874 Arabis "too young". Mt Gabb, 1898.

 

5875 Eriogonum Mt Gabb, 1898.

 

5876 Arenaria Mt Gabb, 1898. Det. by Suksdorf 31. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia, Det. by Brandegees: macrosepala]

5877 Amsinckia macrosepala?. Palmetto Range, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Castilleja, Det. by Brandegees: angustifolia]

5878 Castilleja chromosa. Palmetto Range, 1898. Det. by Jones 32. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Astragalus, Det. by Brandegees: purshii tinctus]

5879 Astragalus purshii tinctus. sunny slopes, Palmetto Range, 1898. Det. by Rollins 36. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Arabis, Det. by Brandegees: holboellii]

5880 Arabis subpinnatifida beckwithii. Mt Gabb (notes), Palmetto Range, 1898.

 

5881 Cercocarpus Mt Gabb, 1898.

 

5882 Cercocarpus Mt Gabb, 1898. Det. by Wagner 80. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Oenothera, Det. by Brandegees: !]

5882 Oenothera caespitosa marginata. Palmetto Range, 1898.

 

5883 Cryptantha Palmetto Range, 1898.

 

5884 Ceanothus Palmetto Range, Mt Magruder, 1898.

 

5885 Gramineae Palmetto Range, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia, Det. by Brandegees: kingii]

5886 Plagiobothrys kingii. Palmetto Range, May, 1898. Det. by Chance 84. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia, Det. by Brandegees: schinoides]

5887 Cryptantha virginensis. rocky soil, Palmetto Range, 1898.

 

5888 Ceanothus Mt Magruder, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Phacelia, Det. by Brandegees: tanacetifolia]

5889 Phacelia distans. gravelly soil, Mt Magruder, 1898.

 

5890 Gilia Mt Magruder, 1898.

 

5891 Compositae Mt Magruder, 1898.

 

5892 Gilia canyon, Mt Magruder, 1898.

 

5893 Celtis Mt Magruder, 1898. Det. by Barneby 86. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Lupinus, Det. by Brandegees: blank]

5894 Lupinus argenteus palmeri. Palmetto Range (labl, Mt Magruder, 1898. Det. by Barneby 86. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Lunipus, Det. by Brandegees: !]

5895 Lupinus polyphyllus humicola. Mt Magruder (notes), Palmetto Range, 1898.

 

5896 Phacelia canyon, Mt Magruder, 1898. Det. by Johnston 25. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia, Det. by Brandegees: PTEROCARYA LEPTOPTER]

5897 Cryptantha oxygona. Palmetto Range, May, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Prunus andersonii, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5898 Prunus andersonii. Palmetto Tange, 1898. Det. by R.C.R.. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Arabis holboellii, Det. by Brandegees: holbellii]

5899 Arabis perennans & beckwithii. rocky slopes, Palmetto Range, 1898.

 

5900 Gilia canyon, Palmetto Range, 1898.

 

5901 Sphaeralcea x'd; replaced w/next, Palmetto Range, 1898. Det. by Raven 65-6. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Oenothera allysoides, Det. by Brandegees: allysoides villosa]

5901 Camissonia boothii intermedia. washes, Gold Mt, 1898. Det. by Thompson 92. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Mimulus, Det. by Brandegees: !]

5902 Mimulus nanus mephiticus. Palmetto Range, May, 1898. Det. by Steyermark 30. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Menodora, Det. by Brandegees: spinexcens]

5903 Menodora spinescens. sandy soil, Palmetto Range, May, 1898.

 

5904 Cirsium Palmetto Range, May, 1898. Det. by Standley. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Oxybaphus, Det. by Brandegees: nyctagineus]

5905 Mirabilis brandegeii. Fish Lake Vly (notes, Highland Peak, 1898. Det. by Shinner 45. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Comp, Det. by Brandegees: Aster ericafolius]

5906 Leucelene ericoides. ASTER BELLUS, Palmetto Range, May, 1898.

    This collection is a Type for: Aster bellus S. F. Blake, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 35:174. 1922. Palmetto Range, Esmeralda County, Nevada. #5906 May, 1898. (Holotype: US!. Isotype: UC!.) = Leucelene ericoides (Torrey) E. L. Greene.
 

5907 Gilia Palmetto Range, May, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Castilleja, Det. by Brandegees: angustifolia]

5908 Castilleja chromosa. rocky slopes, Palmetto Range, May, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Phlox longifolia, Det. by Brandegees: longifolia hansburgi]

5909 Phlox longifolia. SUPERBA Brand, Palmetto Range, May, 1898. Det. by Jones 32. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Astragalus, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5910 Astragalus oophorus. gravelly soil, Palmetto Range, May, 1898. Det. by Reveal 73. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Eriogonum, Det. by Brandegees: caespitosum]

5911 Eriogonum caespitosum. rocky soil, Palmetto Range, May, 1898. Det. by Baad 73. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Arenaria, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5912 Arenaria kingii glabrescens. rocky slopes, Mt Gabb, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Ephedra, Det. by Brandegees: viridis]

5913 Ephedra viridis. mountain slopes, Palmetto Range, May, 1898. Det. by Reveal 78. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Eriogonum, Det. by Brandegees: ovalifolium]

5914 Eriogonum ovalifolium ovalifolium. rocky slopes, Palmetto Range, May, 1898. Det. by L.M.N.. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Thelypodium, Det. by Brandegees: cordatus]

5915 Streptanthus campestris. rocky soil, Palmetto Range, May, 1898.

 

5916 Balsamorhiza Palmetto Range, May, 1898.

 

5917 Purshia Palmetto Range, May, 1898.

 

5918 Thelypodium Palmetto Range, May, 1898. Det. by Heckard 61. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Orobanche, Det. by Brandegees: californica]

5919 Orobanche corymbosa/fasciculata. Palmetto Range, May, 1898.

 

5920 Atriplex Palmetto Range, May, 1898. Det. by Johnston 25. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia, Det. by Brandegees: hilmanii Bdg., n.sp.]

5921 Cryptantha gracilis. (Tollhouse in pocket, Palmetto Range, May, 1898. Det. by J. T. Howell. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Phacelia curvipes, Det. by Brandegees: curvipes]

5922 Phacelia curvipes. gravelly soil, cyn, Mt Magruder, May, 1898. Det. by Reveal 78. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Eriogonum, Det. by Brandegees: stellatum]

5923 Eriogonum umbellatum nevadense. rocky slopes, Mt Magruder, May, 1898. Det. by Urbatsch 79. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Haplopappus, Det. by Brandegees: laricifolius]

5924 Ericameria cooperi cooperi. Gold Mt, May, 1898. Det. by Strachan. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Audibertia, Det. by Brandegees: incana pilosa]

5925 Salvia dorrii pilosa. rocky slopes, Mt Magruder, May, 1898. Det. by Parker 49. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Comp, Det. by Brandegees: Actinella biennis]

5926 Hymenoxys cooperi canescens. Mt Gabb, May, 1898.

 

5927 Senecio Mt Gabb, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Penstemon, Det. by Brandegees: FLORIDUS n.sp.]

5928 Penstemon floridus. foot, Mt Magruder, May, 1898.

    This collection is a Type for: Penstemon floridus T. S. Brandegee, Bot. Gaz. 27: 454. 1899. Mount Magruder, Esmeralda County, Nevada. #5928 May, 1898. (Holotype: US!. Isotype: US!.) Det. by Keck 36. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Penstemon, Det. by Brandegees: fructiformis]

5929 Penstemon fructiformis. Mt Magruder (notes, Dead Valley, May, 1898.

 

5930 blank blank,

5931 Psorothamnus fremontii [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Dalea fremontii, Det. by Brandegees: fremontii] Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5932 Forsellesia Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Davis 60. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Aquilegia, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5933 Malacothrix sonchoides. washes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5934 Arabis Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5935 Franseria Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5936 Comp (depress.) Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5937 Cryptantha Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5938 Eriogonum Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Astragalus, Det. by Brandegees: layneae]

5939 Astragalus malacus. gravelly slopes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Phacelia, Det. by Brandegees: fremontii]

5940 Phacelia fremontii. washes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5941 Symphoricarpos Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Watson 72. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Aster, Det. by Brandegees: Aster tortifolius]

5942 Xylorhiza tortifolia. rocky slopes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5943 Arenaria Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5944 Astragalus Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Shinners 45. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Comp, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5945 Leucelene ericoides. gravelly slope, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Barber 80. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Verben., Det. by Brandegees: bracteosa]

5946 Verbena bracteata. wet soil, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5947 Phlox Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Veno 77. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia, Det. by Brandegees: setosa]

5948 Pectocarya setosa. gravelly soil, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5949 Gilia Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by A. Grant 56. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Gilia, Det. by Brandegees: latiflora]

5950 Gilia cana triceps. TENUIFLORA TRICEPS, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

    This collection is a Type for: Gilia tenuiflora ssp. eutenuiflora var. triceps A. Brand, Pflanzenr. IV (250): 102. 1907. Gold Mountain, Esmeralda County, Nevada. #5950 Jun, 1898. (Lectotype: UC! -- Grant & Grant, Aliso 3:232. 1956. Isolectotype: CAS!, NY!, US.) = G. cana ssp. triceps (A. Brand) A. & V. Grant.
 

5951 Comp Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Turner 86. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Aster, Det. by Brandegees: canescens]

5952 Machaeranthera canescens leucanthemifol.. gravelly slopes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Tomb 1970. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Comp, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5953 Chaetadelpha wheeleri. washes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Jones 32. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Astragalus, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5954 Astragalus lentiginosus diffusus. gravelly soil, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Jones 32. [Det. by Brandegees: layneae]

5954 Astraglus layneae. 5954a, Gold Mt, 1898. Det. by Blackwell 75. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Chenopod, Det. by Brandegees: americana]

5955 Kochia americana. desert; sandy soil, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Payson. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Crucifer, Det. by Brandegees: pilosus]

5956 Caulanthus pilosus. desert, rocky soil, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5957 Tetradymia desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Timbrook 78. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Navarettia, Det. by Brandegees: schottii]

5958 Loeseliastrum schottii. desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Parker 49. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: not listed, Det. by Brandegees: Actinella canescens]

5958 Hymenoxys cooperi canescens. rocky slopes, Mt Gabb, 1898. Det. by Atwood 70. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Sidalcea, Det. by Brandegees: crenulata]

5959 Phacelia crenulata crenulata. Gold Mt (notes), Palmetto Range, 1898.

 

5960 Oxybaphus desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5961 Lupinus desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5962 ?? desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Urbatsch 79. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Haplopappus, Det. by Brandegees: laricifolius]

5963 Ericameria cooperi cooperi. desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Reveal 78. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Eriogonum, Det. by Brandegees: shockleyi]

5964 Eriogonum shockleyi. desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Reveal 78. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Eriogonum, Det. by Brandegees: ovalifolium]

5965 Eriogonum ovalifolium ovalifolium. rocky slopes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5966 Oenothera desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Raven 66-7. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Oenothera, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5967 Camissonia boothii condensata. desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5968 Gilia desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5969 Potentilla desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Zav & Thomps 67. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Mentzelia, Det. by Brandegees: dispersa]

5970 Mentzelia albicaulis. desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Reveal 73. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Eriogonum, Det. by Brandegees: inflatum]

5971 Eriogonum inflatum & pusillum. desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia, Det. by Brandegees: kingii]

5972 Plagiobothrys kingii. gravelly slopes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Wilken 70. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Comp, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5973 Hulsea vestita inyoensis. desert/stony slopes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Payson. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Crucif, Det. by Brandegees: glaucus]

5974 Caulanthus glaucus. rocky slopes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Suksdorf 31. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia, Det. by Brandegees: tessellata]

5975 Amsinckia macrosepala. gravelly soil, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Atwood 71. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Phacelia, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5976 Phacelia crenulata crenulata. desert, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5977 Sidalcea Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5978 Arenaria Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia (x'd), Det. by Brandegees: ]

5979 Cryptantha mohavensis. Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Reveal 78. [Det. by Brandegees: ]

5979 Eriogonum pusillum. Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5980 Phacelia Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5981 Cryptantha Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Johnson 78. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Comp, Det. by Brandegees: nivea]

5982 Eatonella nivea. washes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5983 Oenothera Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Jones 32. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Astragalus, Det. by Brandegees: casei]

5984 Astragalus casei. gravelly soil, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Barneby 80. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Astragalus, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5985 Astragalus lentiginosus fremontii. gravelly slopes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Johnston 25. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia, Det. by Brandegees: PETROCARYA APTERA nv]

5986 Cryptantha utahensis. Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: E. polyancistrus, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5987 Echinocactus polyancistrus. Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Amsonia (Phlox x'd), Det. by Brandegees: brevifolia]

5988 Amsonia brevifolia. (Gold Mt for Phlox), Ash Meadows, 1898.

 

5989 Erigeron (Gold Mt for Gram.), Grapevine Range, Det. by A. Grant 59. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Gilia, Det. by Brandegees: latiflora var.]

5990 Gilia ophtalmoides & leptomeria. washes, Gold Mt, Jul/Jun, 1898.

    This collection is a Type for: Gilia ophthalmoides A. Brand, Pflanzenr. IV (250): 108. 1907. Gold Mountain, Esmeralda County, Nevada. #5990 Jul/Jun, 1898. (Holotype: CAS!. Isotype: UC!, US!.)
 

5991 Anemone Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Payson. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: C. crassicaulis, Det. by Brandegees: ]

5992 Caultanthus crassicaulis. gravelly slopes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Raven 60. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Oenothera, Det. by Brandegees: brevipes & refracta]

5993 Camissonia brevipes & refracta. rocky soil/washes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5993 Oenothera Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Parker 49. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Comp, Det. by Brandegees: Actinella canescens]

5994 Hymenoxys cooperi canescens. Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Keck 1935. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Penstemon, Det. by Brandegees: ROEZLII VIOLACEUS]

5995 Penstemon roezilii violaceus=kingii. near Oriental (label, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

    This collection is a Type for: Penstemon roezlii var. violaceus T. S. Brandegee, Bot. Gaz. 27: 456. 1899. Gold Mountain, Esmeralda County, Nevada. #5995 Jun, 1898. (Holotype: UC!. Isotype: NY!, US!.) = P. kingii S. Wats.. Comments: Near Oriental. See also: Oriental, Esmeralda County, Nevada. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Arabis, Det. by Brandegees: pulchra]

5996 Arabis pulchra. Gold Mt, grav. slope, Oriental, Jun, 1898.

 

5997 Comp Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Reveal. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Eriogonum, Det. by Brandegees: caespitosum]

5998 Eriogonum caespitosum. rocky slopes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

5999 Phlox? Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

6000 Gilia Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia x'd; Prosopis, Det. by Brandegees: ]

6001 Prosopis pubescens. Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

6002 Phacelia Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

6003 Gilia Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Lonard 70. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Gramin, Det. by Brandegees: Festuca tenella]

6004 Vulpia octoflora hirtella. sandy soil, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Reveal 78. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Eriogonum, Det. by Brandegees: ]

6005 Eriogonum umbellatum nevadense. Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. Det. by Reveal. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Eriogonum, Det. by Brandegees: nidularium]

6006 Eriogonum nidularium. washes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Frans, Det. by Brandegees: carphoclinia]

6007 Chaenactis carphoclinia. washes, Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

6008 Crucif Grapevine Range,

 

6009 Aster Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

6010 Cryptantha Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

6011 Crucif Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

6012 blank Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

6013 Gilia Gold Mt, Jun, 1898.

 

6014 Phlox Gold Mt, Jun, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Apocynac, Det. by Brandegees: brevifolia]

6015 Amsonia brevifolia. Ash Meadows, Jun, 1898. Det. by Clement 48. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Malv., Det. by Brandegees: hederacea]

6016 Sida leprosa hederacea. Ash Meadows, Jun, 1898.

 

6017 Comp Ash Meadows, Jun, 1898.

 

6018 Comp Ash Meadows, Jun, 1898.

 

6019 Thamnosma Ash Meadows, Jun, 1898.

 

6020 Cyperus Ash Meadows, Jun, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krameria, Det. by Brandegees: parvifolia]

6021 Krameria parvifolia. Ash Meadows, Jun, 1898. Det. by Clark 76. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Comp, Det. by Brandegees: Brickellia atractylo]

6022 Hazardia brickellioides. rocks (+Sheep Mts), Ash Meadows, Jun, 1898.

    This collection is a Type for: Haplopappus brickellioides Blake, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 35: 173. 1922. Ash Meadows, Nye County, Nevada. #6022 Jun, 1898. (Holotype: US!. Isotype: UC!.) Comments: Original listing showed location as 'NV Ash Meadows, Sheep Range.' [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Aster mojav, Det. by Brandegees: ]

6023 Aster mohavensis?. Ash Meadows, Jun, 1898. Det. by Johnston 25. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Krynitzkia, Det. by Brandegees: racemosa]

6024 Cryptantha racemosa. rocks, Ash Meadows, Jun, 1898. [Field det. by C. A. Purpus: Euphorbia, Det. by Brandegees: Cladothr