Geum montanum, L. Geum bulgaricum, Pancic Geum heterocarpum, Boiss.

2. G. montanum L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 501 (1753) View Cited Treatment

(Sieversia montana (L.) Sprengel ).

Rhizome thick, creeping; stolons lacking. Basal leaves lyrate; terminal leaflet c. 6 cm. Flowering stem 3-10(-30)cm, 1- to 3-flowered, with small leaves. Flowers 25-40 mm in diameter, golden yellow. Achenes numerous; styles 20 mm. 2« = 28. • Mountains o f C. & S. Europe. Al Au Bu Co Cz Ga Ge G r He Hs It Ju Po Rm Rs (W).

G. micropetalum Gasparr. , Not. Piante Lucan. 11 (1833), from the S. Appennini , may possibly be a small-flowered variant of 2, but the fruits are not known and further investigation is desirable.

3. G. bulgaricum Pancic View in CoL , Elem. FI. Bulg. 26 (1883).

Rhizome thick; stem 30-50 cm, erect, with small leaves. Basal leaves large, lyrate; terminal leaflet 10-15 cm, cordate-reniform. Inflorescence 3- to 7-flowered; flowers c. 25 mm in diameter, nodding, campanulate. Calyx light green; petals triangular, emarginate, whitish to pale yellow. Achenes numerous; styles 10-15 mm. In = 56. • Mountains o f S. Jugoslavia, Albania and S. W. Bulgaria. Al Bu Ju.

Subgen. Orthostylus (C. A. Meyer) F. Bolle . Style long, persistent in its entirety, the distal part with stiff, deflexed bristles.

4. G. heterocarpum Boiss. View in CoL , Biblioth. Univ. Genève ser. 2, 13: 408 (1838)

(G. umbrosum Boiss., non Dumort.). Plant softly hairy; stem 30-50 cm, branched. Basal leaves lyrate; terminal leaflet c. 6 cm, cordate, more or less lobed. Inflorescence 5- to 10-flowered; flowers c. 10 mm in diameter, campanulate. Petals elliptical or obovate, pale yellow; carpophore long. Achenes c. 15 mm, 5-15 in number, patent, the lowermost often deflexed; basal part of style glabrous; distal part long, straight. Mountains o f E. & S. Spain; isolated stations in S.E. France, C. Italy and Albania. Al Ga Hs It.