ja. Aplopappus H, Cass, 
Erect perennial herbs with leafy stems and entire or smal 1-toothed 
alternate leaves. Heads radiate, solitary or borne in narrow racemes; 
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involucre of several series of herbaceous or submembranous oblong-lanceo- 
late overlapoing bracts; receptacle flat. Flowers yellow. Achenes 
subcylindrical, more or less ribbed; pappus of capillary bristles, —-——> 
(Haplopappus) the_aspireated form of generic—neme). 
© Tufted plants 5=15 cm, tall; bracts herbaceous and 
4 commonly tinged with purple, acute / Iyallii : 
© Erect plants 30-50 om, tall; bracts firm, the ; 
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/outer subfoliar, all rounded at the apex 
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