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pancis distanlibaa brevissime deciirrentibnB siaBalo-piiiaaU- 

 fidis spiaaso'Cilialis , laciniis reinotis spinas validisaimaB flava8 

 dtraricalas gertntibus^ apice foliornm ionge acntato in spinam 

 breriorem desiuente, foliis ramealibns summisqae calalbia in- 

 volucrantibus aDgustlasimis spiiiosissimis^ om&ibus sopra riren- 

 tibns arachooideis subtiis candide tofnenlosis, excepto oervo 

 medio crasso glabrescetite; catathiis oratifl} centrali axin pri- 

 mariumL tenuinante solitario, ceteris ad aptcem ramornm glo^ 

 meratis (2—3), anthodii squamis adpressis, exierioribos laji- 

 ceolatis ia spinam brerem flHTam patulam abeuntibas, mterio- 

 ribas linearibus ia nppfindicein recufTalam mollem pnrpara' 

 seentenlem desineDtibtts , oinuibiis sub spina rel appendiee 

 callo linear! prominente demum nigrescente munilis, jaxla 

 Galium araebnoidea - ciliolatis; floribiis pnrpureis; acbae- 

 ttiis .... 



CJlavispina Boiss., eni nostra species proxima, differ! 

 canle muho trassiore secns totam longitndinem alato, cala- 



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tbiis plernmqne diiplo minoribns dense glomeralis et pattJeti- 

 latisy anthodio ovali nee oTato^ callo sqnamarniD obltfirgOj 

 forma folioram, spinis tennioribns rectis^ demnm babitatione 

 diversa. 



Hab< nostra species in Castella ?etere, ubi prope opp. 

 Medina de Rioseco d. 7 Jolii 1852 a cl. Lange in statu 

 florifero lecta fuit. 



Obaerv* C, Jtavispina Beiss., regni Granatensis incola, 

 nbi ad alt. 3000 — 5000' crescit alque ad aquas et ia loeis 

 humidis abundat, in Sierrae Nevadae vallibas dnabns sab for- 

 mis occnrrit, quarnm altera ^ canle folioso late alato, spinia 

 breribas, calathiis parvi^ permnllis glomerato-paaicnlalis gatp 

 dens est tjpus speeiei, eojos iconem tab, 113! operis Bois- 

 aieriaui exhibet^ altera vera rarietatem eximiam eawtfitoit^ 



