238 COMPOSITE FAMILY 



Flaveria linearis. Heads yellow, very small, in compact 

 flat-topped inflorescence. Kay 1, tiny. Pappus none. Plants 

 10-30 in. tall. Leaves narrow, entire, 1-4 in. long. Chiefly 

 near the coast. Blooming in summer and fall. Fla. 



Helenium tenuifolium. Sneezewood. Bitterweed. Heads 

 yellow, about 1 in. across, terminating branches. Pappus 5-8 

 awn-tipped scales. Plants 6-18 in. tall, branched. Leaves 

 many, narrow, 1-2 in. long, very bitter. Waste places and 

 damp soil. Blooming in summer and fall. Fla. to Ya., 

 Texas, and Mo. 



Helenium vemale. Heads yellow, 1 in. or more across, 

 solitary, terminating nearly leafless stem 1-2 ft. tall. Basal 

 leaves oblong or broadened upward, usually toothed, 2-6 in. 

 long. Low grounds. Blooming in winter and spring. Fla. 

 to N. C. 



Gaillardia lanceolata. Heads about 2 in. across, termi- 

 nating branches. Rays yellow, often reddish beneath, disk 

 reddish purple. Pappus 6-12 awn-tipped scales. Plants 1-2 

 ft. tall. Leaves oblong or narrow, 1-3 in. long. Pinelands 

 and prairies. Blooming from spring to fall. Fla. to S. C. 

 and Texas. 



Senecio lobatus. Ragwort. Heads yellow, less than 1 in. 

 across, many, in terminal inflorescence. Pappus of bristles. 

 Stems hollow, ribbed, 1-3 ft. tall. Leaves oblong, deeply 

 lobed, 2-10 in. long. Low grounds. Blooming from spring 

 to fall. Fla. to N. C, Texas, and 111. 



Chaptalia tomentosa (Thyrsanthema semiflosculare). Pine- 

 land daisy. Heads 1 in. across or less, solitary, on flower- 

 stem 4-15 in. tall. Rays white, tinged with pink or purple 

 outside, disk flowers whitish, 2-lipped. Pappus, ^hairlike 

 bristles. Leaves basal, oblong, usually entire, 2-4 in. long, 

 dark green and shining above, densely white-woolly beneath. 

 Low pinelands. Blooming in winter and spring. Fla. to 

 N. C. and Texas. 



GROUP ni 



All Flowers Strap-Shaped. Sap Milky page 



Heads light purple or pink, large Lygodesmia 2.39 



Heads pale purple, small Lactuca 239 



Heads yellow, large Sitilias 239 



Heads yellow, small, leaves hairy Hieracium 239 



Heads orange yellow, small Adopogon 239 



