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Shirrhophorus eriocarpus. 
Lanuginoso-tomentosus, foliis lato-linearibus obtusis, glomerulis 
globosis, acheniis dense lanuginosis. 
Inter montes Stokes Range et sinum Cooper's Creek legit Dr. 
Wheeler. 
Herba ramosa, forsan annua. Folia alterna, obtusa, 1-3" longa, 
1-1".lata. Glomeruli ramulos terminantes, ad 3" metientes, foliis 
aliquot diminutis cincti, Squamze involucri generalis pluriseriate, 
oblongz, unguiculat:, dense lanoss, sursum in membranam tener- 
rimam ex albo roseam apice glabram sensim expansz. — Capitula 
uniflora. Involucri specialis squamze 13" longze, oblongo-lineares, 
obtuse, in basin tenuem sensim angustate, apicem versus pel- 
lucentes et colorate, prs»ter summitatem  intricato-lanuginosz. 
Corolle glabre, 1" longz, sursum sensim ampliatz, ó-dentatze. 
Achenium ellipsoideo-cylindraceum, lanugine alba occultum ; in- 
dumentum ultra fructus apicem productum, valde intricatum, 
obiter inspeetum hine pappum simulans. 
Stirps ex unico manco specimine vix florente segre definienda, 
novi forsan generis typum exhibens. 
Lachnothalamus. 
- Glomerulus depresso-globosus, polycephalus. ^ Hecepfaculum 
generale lanosum. | Involueri generalis squamze lato- v. orbiculari- 
ovata, sessiles, hyalinz, exappendiculatz, lanuginoso-ciliate, pluri- 
seriat;. ^ Capitula pluriflora. — Znvolueri specialis squame ex- 
teriores quinque, anguste spathulate, herbacee, extus margineque 
dense lanatz, apice membrana hyalina brevi v. brevissima mar- 
ginate v. appendiculatz ; interiores plures, orbiculato-ovate, hya- 
line, enerves, parce lanuginosm, exterioribus zquilongz. Flores 
singuli palea squamis interioribus simili suffulti ; palea florum in- 
timorum diminuta.  Corolle 5-dentatzm. ^ Achenia calva. Herba 
parva, annua, lanuginoso-tomentosa, prostrata v. adscendens, pluri- 
caulis, foliis alternis obovatis v. oblongo- v. ecuneato-obovatis, 
glomerulis in apice caulium solitariis. 
- Genus Eriochlamydi Stuartinz et forsan Crossolepidi cognatum. 
Lachnothalamus tomentellus. 
Tn planitiebus arenosis ad ostium fluminis Murchison. Oldfield, 
- Caules simplices, 1—3" longi. Folia 3-6" longa, sessilia v. in 
petiolum brevem latumque contracta. Glomeruli 1-1"lati. In- 
volueri generalis squamz appressz, 11-2" longz, basin versus uni- 
nerves ; ez involucri specialis circiter 1" longe. | Corolle flava. 
Achenium minutum, 
