Botany of United States Geological Exploration, 40th Parallel
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x featurea subtilla, Torn. July 27th 1864.- E. Humb't. Wb.- dry middle catar. - 7,000ft. 6 sp. Aug. 6th 1864.- " high dry divide - 6,000ft. 2" Pleuropaphis jamesii, Torn. July 7th 1864.- Monitor Valley. Basaltic hillsides, 4th summit - 6,000ft. - 6 sp. June 15th 1869.- Carrington Island. - 4,000ft. x Muhlenbergia glomerata, Trin. Sept. 4th 1864.- E. Humb't Wb.- mouth of canyon near Hummene's - 6,000ft. 3 sp. Sept. 30th 1864.- Goose Creek Valley - Spring bank - 6,000ft. - 3" x Muhlenbergia sylvatica, Torn. Sept. 20th 1864.- Humboldt Pass, near worms springs - 6,000ft. - 1 sp. ? Aug. 20th 1864.- Huntington valley - Creek bank - 6,000ft. 3 sp. The latter specimens vary in the more narrowly lanceolate glumes & palea, (which are also more delicate) + in the long dense hairs at base of flower. Agrostis microphylla, Stand. July 24th 1864.- Truckee Meadows at the Big Bend. - 4,000ft. - 6 sp. Aug. 5th 1864.- (W. W. Bailey) - same locality Aug. 15th 1864.- " " Sept. 10th 1864.- W. Humb't. Wb.- Stream bank in willow catar, 2 sp. Sept. 1864.- W. Humb't. Wb. Nov. 20th 1864.- Ruts between Pyramid & Winn Lakes, East catar - 4,000ft. - 5" Sept. 4th 1864.- (W. W. Bailey) W. Humb't. Wb.- Wright's catar - 2 sp. Agrostis saxatilis, Trin.- does not naturally occur on rocks, low juniper not grown. Sept. 8th 1864.- (W. W. Bailey) W. Humb't. Wb.- Wright's catar - 5,000ft. - 6 sp. Sept. 10th 1864.- same locality Aug. 6th 1864.- E. Humb't. Wb.- stream bank, rock base - 6,000ft. - 2" x Agrostis carnica, Lind.- Alpine form & A. arbra, L. + A. carnica, var. alpina, Stokes. Sept. 12th 1864.- Clear Wb., near summit - 10,000ft. Sept.