Madrono, Vol. 59, No. 1, p. 28, 2012 CHANGE IN RANK OF ERIODICTYON TRASKIAE SUBSP. SMITHII (HYDROPHYLLACEAE) Gary Hannan L. Department of Biology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 [email protected] In preparing a taxonomic treatment of Erio- Taxonomic Treatment dictyon (Hydrophyllaceae) for the Flora ofNorth America North of Mexico, it has become EriodictyontraskiaeEastwoodvar.smithii(Munz) tnaexcae.ssIanrfyrastpoecisftiacndtaarxdaiiznetrwaonkspsecoiefsiinnfrtahsepeFcliofriac kHiaanenEaanstswt.at.sunbosvp..BsamistihoiniyMmu:nEzr,ioAdicCtayloinfotrrnaisa- have been named as varieties: E. trichocalyx A. Flora: Supplement, 90. 1968. —Type: USA, California, Santa Barbara Co., San Marcos Heller var. tricJiocalyx with E. trichocalyx var. Pass, July 4, 1950, Clifton F. Smith 1621 lanatuin (Brand) Jeps., and, E. crassifolium (holotype: POM 310992; isotypes: CAS Benth. var. crassifoliwn with E. crassifolium var. NY 384681!, 337110). nigrescens Brand. The operationally, if not evolutionarily, preferable approach to achieving The resulting autonym is: — nomenclatural consistency in the treatment is to Eriodictyontraskiae Eastw. var.traskiae TYPE: treat E. traskiae Eastw. subsp. smithii Munz as a USA, California, Los Angeles Co., Santa variety. In the interest of nomenclatural consis- Catalina Island, Avalon, ''one volcanic upland, tency, therefore, the following nomenclatural 1500 ft. elevation". May, 1897, Blanche Trask change is proposed: s.n. (holotype: CAS 369!).