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1. normale, pedunculis sparsim breviterque glandulosis. 
-2, glandulosopedunculum, pedunculis sat dense, caulomatibusque 
superne disperse glandulosis, caulibus interdum phyllopodis. 
— Transitus inter 8 et «. 
H. acuminatifolium Litw. et Zahn similitudinem magnam cum H. acu- 
minato Jord. habet et gregi Acuminatum inserendum est. 
Ssp. membranulatum Litw. et Zahn. 
Caulis ad 35 cm altus tenuis superne mediocriter sat denseve fie: 
cosus fere epilosus, inferne molliter subpilosus basi violaceus. Folia 
radicalia pauca tenuiter petiolata, dilute viridia subtus pallidiora, tenuiter 
papyracea, elliptica v. oblonga obtusiuscula v. oblongo-lanceolata acutius- 
cula, omnia in petiolum brevius longius contracta, irregulariter, a medio 
ad basin grosse et + triangulariter dentata subsinuata, apicem versus 
integerrima, supra disperse pilosa vel pleraque glabra, subtus disperse 
molliterque pilosa, in margine nervoque dorsali et in petiolo mediocriter 
sat denseve ciliata 0,5—1 (in petiolo ad 3) mm; caulina 3—4 + lanceo- 
lata sensim decrescentia petiolata v. summa basi angustata sessilia acutiora, 
subtus (interdum etiam radicalia) subfloccosa. Acladium 15 — 30 mm longum, 
rami 1—2(—4) remoti, ordines axium 2—3, capitula 2—3(—10). Invo- 
lucrum ad 10 mm longum gracile ovatum; squamae sublatae lanceolatae 
obtusiusculae, atrovirides, in dorso obscuriores, interiores sat late pallide- 
que viridi-marginatae, paulum barbulatae, praesertim basin versus sparsim 
disperseve floccosae, subglandulosae v. glandulis sparsis obtectae, disperse 
pilosae. Pedunculi vel epilosi sparsim glandulosi, v. sparsim pilosi sub- 
glandulosi, glandulis tenuibus. Bracteae paucae obscure virides. Ligulae 
saturate luteae, stylus fuscus, achaenia atra. 
Prov. Kuban: In pineto denso vallis fl. Teberda, 1269 m. 
Haec subspecies gregi Diaphanum inserenda est. 
. Ssp. anfractum Fr. — In cacumine m. Beschtau, Prov. Terek. 
Ssp. argillaceoides Litw. et Zahn. 
Caulis ad 65 em altus gracilis, inferne subpilosus superne subglandu- 
losus. Acladium ad 25 mm longum, rami primarii (1—)3 —4(—5), ordines 
axium 4, capitula pauca v. ad 20 evoluta. Folia dilute gramineo-viridia, 
serrato-dentata, rigidiuscula, radicalia brevius longiusve petiolata, ovato- 
vel oblongo-lanceolata obtusiuseula v. + acuta, utrimque breviter 
pilosa, 1—2 mm, in margine dense breviterque ciliata, caulina 4—5 
remota sensim decrescentia, supra saepe glabrescentia, summa subtus 
parcefloccosa. Involucrum ad 9 mm longum ovatum; squamae angustae 
acutiusculae obscurae. parum dilute marginatae, sat dense glandulosae 
epilosae, apice sparsim, basi subdensius floccosae, pedunculi cani sat dense 
tenuiterque glandulosi epilosi. Flores saturate lutei, stylus luteo-brunneus 
denique brunneus, achaenia atra. 
Prov, Terek: In m. Maschuka. 
H. argillaceo Jord. subsimile. 
