Mierorhyncus. | COMPOSITA (Harv.) 527 
muricate, or spinellose near the apex, produced into a long, slender 
beak. Pappus pilose, pluriseriate. DC. Prodr. 7, p. 145. 
Stemless herbs. Leaves all radical, entire or runcinate, mostly glabrous. Seapes 
1-headed, fistular, longer than the leaves. Heads yellow. The well known “ Dan- 
delion” is the type of this genus. : 
1, T. fulvipilis (Harv.); glabrous; leaves very narrow, runcinate, 
sparingly toothed ; outer inv. sc. erect; achenes compressed, multistri- 
ate, the striz spinulose near the apex, smooth below; papus tawny / 
Hypocheris? 6176, Drege! in Hb. 
Has. On the flats between Los Tafelberg and Wildschutsberg, Drege’ (Herb. 
Sond.) 
Leaves 2-3 in. long, the rachis 1-2 1. wide. Scapes 4-5 in. high. Fl. heads 
small. This seems to be quite a Taraxacum; but its pale-fulvous pappus is unlike 
that of any other known species. 
CLI. MICRORHYNCUS, Less. 
Heads several-fl. Inv. cylindrical, the scales membrane-edged, the 
outer much shorter, imbricate, forming a calycle. Recept. nude. Achenes 
4, rarely 5-angled, sub-rostrate, (the beak very short, not obvious in 
immature fruit), ribbed and furrowed, the ribs either smooth or cross- 
ridged, furrows narrow. Pappus multiseriate, pilose. DC. Prodr. 7. 
p. 180. 
Glabrous, perennial herbs. Leaves coarsely toothed or pinnatifid. Flowers 
yellow. Name, pixpos, small, puyxos, a beak. 
1, M. Dregeanus (DC. 1.c. 181); stems trailing, flagelliform; leaves 
fascicled at tha nodes, obovate, or obovato-spathulate, tapering at base, 
sub-petiolate, closely calloso-denticulate ; pedicels among the tufts of 
leaves, short, bracteate. 
Has. Omsamculo and Omcomas, Drege! Natal, Rev. Mi. Hewetson! T. William- 
son! J. Sanderson! Gerr. § McK. 1016. (Herb. D., Hk., Sd.) 
Trailing stems ‘‘sometimes 8-10 ft. long” (Gerr. d McK). Lower leaves, 2-5 
in. long, 1-1} in. broad ; upperseldom 1 in. long, }in. wide, Pedicels scarcely uncial. 
Heads many-fl. Inv. imbricate. Achenes similar, wingless, com- 
pressed, beakless, longitudinally ribbed, the ribs often cross-ridged or 
muricate. Pappus soft, very white, multiseriate, the hairs very slender. 
DC. Prodr, 7, p. 184. 
Herbaceous (rarely half-shrubby) plants, of very various aspect. Leaves entire 
or pinnatisect, runcinate or lyrate. Flowers yellow.—Name, covxos, the sow-thistle, 
said to be from coudos, spongy or hollow. 
Root perennial : 
Stem and lvs. glaucous ; Ivs. elongate, narrow, simple or 
St. and lvs. not glaucous : 
Stem nearly nude; rad. lvs. narrow, elongate, mostly 
TUNG, Tot Clasp sa, ee ee ces ee 
Stem leafy ; lvs. stem-clasping, oblong, acute, denticu- 
late (rarely subruncinate) ... ... ... .. «.. +. (3) integrifclius. 
Stem scarcely any; heads subsessile, among rosulate, 
runcinate, radicalleaves ... ... -.. +. «- ++. (4) anus. 
Root annual ; leaves stem-clasping, polymorphous ; stem tall, leafy (5) oleraceus. 
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(1) Dregeanus. 
(2) Ecklonianus. 
