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Frutex 4-6 pedalis. Folia 15-18 lin. longa, 2-91 lin. lata. 
Flores fœminei flavi, truncati, basi dilatati, stylo longe ex- 
serto; masculi ignoti. 
507. Erigeron (Euerigeron) palustre; caule herbaceo erecto 
ramoso sulcato-striato puberulo-scabrido, foliis radicalibus 
longe petiolatis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis grosse mu- 
cronato-dentatis utrinque setulis sparsis aspero-scabris, 
caulinis similibus sed minoribus sessilibus et semiamplexi- 
caulibus, summis lineari-lanceolatis integerrimis, capitulis 
ad apices ramorum solitariis corymbosis, involucri squamis 
lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis striatis subglanduloso-pubes- 
centibus margine fimbriato-ciliolatis, ligulis disco duplo et 
ultra longioribus. 
Has. In marshes, common on the Organ Mountains, at an 
elevation of about 3000 feet. FI. March and April. 
Herba 4-6-pedalis. Folia radicalia sesquipedalia 24 poll 
lata.  Ligule anguste lineares, apice 2-3-dentatæ, albe. 
Corolle disci flavæ. Anthere ecaudate. 
This species comes nearest to E. sulcatum, DC., from the 
Province of San Paulo; but is distinguished by its oblong- 
lanceolate, not oval, cauline leaves, pubescent, not glabrous, 
involucral scales, and shorter ligule. 
5787. Erigeron (Euerigeron) alpestre; caule herbaceo erecto 
ramoso sulcato-striato hirto, foliis radicalibus longe petio- 
latis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis mucronato-dentatis 
supra pilosiusculis subtus glabriusculis, caulinis sessilibus 
amplexicaulibus ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis grosse mu- 
cronato-serrato-dentatis utrinque —piloso-pubescentibus, 
summis lineari-lanceolatis integerrimis, capitulis ad apices 
ramorum solitariis corymbosis, involucri squamis lineari- 
lanceolatis acuminatis striatis glanduloso-pubescentibus et 
sparse villosis margine ciliolatis, ligulis disco duplo lon- — - 
gioribus. 
Has. Moist bushy places on the Organ Mountains at M 2 
elevation of about 6000 feet. - 
Herba 2-3 pedalis. Folia radicalia 14- mon 2 pol 
