Potentina delphinensis, Gren. & Godron Potentina pyrenaica, Ramond ex DC.

34. P. delphinensis Gren. & Godron , Fl. Fr. 1: 530 (1849).

Perennial. Flowering stems 30-50 cm, lateral, hirsute with subappressed hairs. Leaves digitate; leaflets 5, 25-60 x 15-30 mm, obovate, coarsely toothed, green; terminal leaflet sessile or subsessile. Flowers numerous. Sepals triangular-ovate, acute; epicalyx-segments lanceolate, acute, almost as long as sepals. Petals 10-12 mm, yellow, twice as long as sepals. Style conicalfiliform. • S. W. Alps ( Alpes Cottiennes , Massif du Pelrouse). Ga.

35. P. pyrenaica Ramond ex DC. in Lam. & DC., FI. Fr. ed. 3, 4: 459 (1805).

Perennial. Flowering stems 10-40(-70) cm, lateral, sparsely to densely hirsute with appressed or subappressed hairs. Leaves digitate; leaflets 5, 12-60 x 7-30 mm, oblong or obovateoblong, crenate-dentate, green; terminal leaflet sessile or subsessile. Flowers 5 or more. Sepals triangular-ovate, subacute; epicalyx-segments elliptic-linear, subobtuse, shorter than or as long as sepals. Petals (7—)10—15 mm, l |- 2 times as long as sepals. Style conical-filiform. • Pyrenees, N. & C. Spain. Ga Hs.

Plants from Spain often have more coarsely and deeply toothed leaflets and sometimes the petals are less than 10 mm. They may be of hybrid origin from 28 or 29 and 35.