Haplocarpha. | COMPOSIT (Harv.) 465 
Stemless perennials, with a woody rhizome. Radical leaves numerous, short- 
petioled, entire or lyrato-pinnatifid, albo-tomentose beneath. Scapes one-headed, 
longer than the leaves. Cor. yellow. Name from amados, soft ; xapdos, a scale; 
alluding to the pappus. 
Leaves smooth above, lyrato-pinnatifid ; pappus tawny ... (1) lyrata. 
Leaves scabrous above, oblong or obovate, subentire : 
Papp. sc. tapering to a very slender, bristle-like point : 
Pedune, 2-3 times longer than the lvs., hairy ; pap- 
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Pedune. many times longer than lvs., woolly ; pap- 
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Papp. sc. obtuse or subacute, not taper-pointed ... ... (4) lanata, 
1. H. lyrata (Harv.) ; leaves smooth, at first cobwebbed, then gla- 
brous above, albo-tomentose beneath, petioled, lyrato-pinnatifid (rarely 
some entire), the terminal lobe large, ovate, the lateral in 2—3 pair, 
shortly oblong or deltoid, blunt; pedunc. 2-3 times as long as the leaves, 
tomentose; inv. sc. in several rows, more or less woolly, the outer taper- 
pointed, subsquarrose, inner obtuse; achenes si/ky and with a silky 
basal tuft; pappus-sc. tawny, tapering into a very slender, bristle- 
shaped, scabrous point. <Arectotis adpressa, Eckl.! Herb. An Alloizonium 
arctotudeum, Kze.? Linn. 7, 572+ 
Has. At Adow and near the Zwartkops R., E. g Z./ Zey.! 2995. Hassaqua’s KL, 
Zey.! 3003. Albany, 7. Williamson! (Herb. D., Sd., Hi.) 
Very near H. Thunbergii, but the leaves in the many specimens seen are lyrate, 
with scarcely an odd exception, and smooth on the upper surface. Lvs. 3-6 in. long, 
the terminal lobe }~-14 in. wide. Pedunc. 4-12 in. long. Ray-fi. from the dry plant 
seem to have been red or purple, perhaps white or yellowish above ? 
2. H. Thunbergii (Less.! Syn. 36); leaves scabrous above, white 
woolly beneath, oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse, tapering to the base, 
subpetiolate, subentire or crenaté; pedunc. 2-3 times longer than the 
leaves, hirsute; inv. sc. in few rows, glabrous or thinly pubescent, the 
outer ovato-lanceolate, acute ; achenes (young only seen) thinly pilose, 
with a copious tuft of basal, silky hairs; pappus scales tawny, taper- 
ing into a very slender, bristle-shaped point. <Arctotis lanata, Thunb. ! 
Cap. 708. 
Has. Cape, Thunberg! (Herb. Th.) 
Closely resembling H. lanata, from which its taper-pointed pappus at once dis- 
tinguishes it. Leaves, with their petioles 2-3 in. long, $-14 in. wide. Pedunc. 
3-6 in. long, hairy with jointed, purple hairs, and subtomentose. I have only seen 
the 3 specimens preserved in Hb. Thunb. The rays are seemingly whitish above, 
and coppery-purplish beneath. : 
3. H. scaposa (Harv.); leaves scabrous above, white-woolly beneath, 
oblong or obovate-oblong, obtuse, tapering into a long, cuneate, thick- 
tibbed base, subentire or repand ; pedunc. many times longer than the 
lvs., striate, thickly-woolly; iny. sc. in several rows, more or less woolly, 
all linear or linear-oblong, obtuse, especially the outer ones; achenes quite 
glabrous, with a copious tuft of basal, silky hairs; pappus-sc. white, 
tapering into a very slender, hair-like point. H. Thunbergii, DC.! 1. c. 
494, non Less. 
Has. Throughout the Eastern districts, and in Kaffraria and Natal, common. 
Gauritz R., Burchell. Ceded Terr. E. § Z./ Katriver, Drege’ H. Hutton! Wolvekop 
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