COMPOSITE FAMILY 239 



Hieracimn argyraeum. Hawkweed. Heads yellow, small, 

 in terminal panicle. Pappus hairlike bristles. Stem 1-2 ft. 

 tall. Leaves chiefly basal, very hairy, oblong or broadened 

 upward, 1-4 in. long. Pinelands. Blooming in spring. Fla. 

 peninsula. 



Lygodesmia aphylla. Rush weed. Heads light purple or 



pinkish, nearly 2 in. across, few. Pappus hairlike bristles. 

 Stems rush-like, 1-3 ft. tall. Basal leaves few, narrow, long, 

 stem leaves lacking or bract-like. Pinelands. Blooming all 

 the year. Fla. and Ga. 



Sitilias caroliniana. False dandelion. Heads light yellow, 

 1 in. or more across, long-stalked. Pappus hairlike bristles. 

 Stems 1-3 ft. tall. Leaves oblong or narrow, deeply lobed or 

 toothed, 2-8 in. long. Dry soil. Blooming in spring and 

 summer. Fla. to Del., Texas, and Mo. 



Lactuca graminifolia. Wild lettuce. Heads pale purple, 

 bluish, or white, small, in terminal panicle. Pappus hair- 

 like bristles. Plants 2-5 ft. tall. Leaves narrow, sharply 

 lobed or entire, 4-15 in. long. Dry soil. Blooming from 

 spring to fall. Fla. to S. C. and Texas. 



Adopogon carolinianus. Dwarf dandelion. Heads yellow 

 or orange, small, solitary, on flower-stem 2-12 in. tall. Pap- 

 pus hairlike bristles. Leaves basal, lobed or toothed, oblong 

 or narrow, 1-5 in. long. Dry soil. Blooming in winter and 

 spring. Fla. to Me., Texas, and Minn. 



