Taraxaca nova vel distinctius definita. 355 
sigmoideae, patentes; achenia testaceo vel luteo-fuscescentia, costata, 
rugosa, apice spinulosa, 2,5 mm longa, 1 mm lata, appendice distincta 
0,5—0,75 mm longa. 
‚ In serie formarum polline carentium T. officinalis (Web.) locum 
T. patuli Brenn. inter formas polliniferas tenet. 
In locis graminosis juxta habitationes ad Svartbäck par. Inga Nylan- 
diae in Finlandia detexit M. Brenner. 
2. T. apicatum Brenner, nov, spec. 
Mediocre — sat elatum; folia tenuia, vulgolaete vel griseo viridia, petiolis 
virescentibus vel plus minusve roseo-coloratis, plus minusve griseo-araneo- 
villosa — subglabra, lingulata — angustelanceolata, pinnatipartita — pinnati- 
fida, lobo terminali triangulari vel sagittato apice brevi —- longissime cuspi- 
dato, marginibusque repandis, laciniis approximatis — contiguis triangulari- 
bus — semilunaribus acutis, margine superiore vulgo sigmoideo edentato 
vel breviter paucidentato, folia intima vel apud plantas juniores omnia 
raro obovata basi reverso-serrata vel pauci-laciniata, lobo terminali 
magno oblongo — oblongo-ovato basi sagittata margineque repando vel 
plus minusve reverso-serrato dentatove; scapi erecti vel sigmoideo- 
adscendentes, virescentes basi apiceve vel ubique colorati, plus minusve 
araneo-villosi — subglabri, raro glabri; capitula mediocria — majora, 
dense angustiflora, plena, vulgo convexa; antherae polliniferae; squamae 
involucelli sat angustae—angustae, subulatae, sigmoideae, patentes vel 
recurvae — reflexae; achenia testaceo-olivacea, costata, rugosa, apice 
muricata, 3 mm longa, 0,5—0,75 mm lata, appendice distincta 1 mm 
longa. 
Differt a T. interrupto Dahlst. praecipue forma foliorum indumen- 
toque. 
In serie formarum polliniferarum T. officinalis inter genuinum Koch 
et T. intermedium Raunk. coll. intermedium. 
In locis cultis, graminosis, ad rudera, vias plateasque Helsingforsiae 
et par. Ingá Nylandiae in Finlandia legit auctor. 
3. T. gibbiferum (T. officinale « genuinum Koch. f. gibbiferum Brenn. 
in Medd. af Soc. pro F. et Fl. Fenn., 16, p. 112, exp). 
Mediocre — sat elatum; folia tenuia, griseo-viridia, petiolis rufes- 
centibus, vulgo plus minusve griseo-araneo-villosa, scaberula, lingulata 
— anguste lanceolata, pinnatipartita, lobo terminali triangulari — sagittato, 
laciniis forte reversis, vulgo contiguis, latius vel angustius breviter trian- 
gularibus — subsemilunaribus, integerrimis vel brevidentatis, folia intima 
interdum obovata vel obovato-lingulata, basin versus reverso-serrata vel 
laciniata lobo terminali magno ovato basi sagittata — subhastata, mar- 
gine repando vel irregulariter dentato; scapi erecti vel adscendentes, 
virescentes vel vinose-colorati, plus minusve araneo-villosi — subglabri: 
capitula magna, angustiflora, vulgo radiantia ligulis denique canalieu- 
latis; antherae polliniferae; squamae involucri apice gibbiferae; 
squamae involucelli anguste subulatae, sigmoideae, reflexae, rarius 
solum recurvae vel nonnullae patentes; achenia olivacea, costata. 
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