Helichrysum. GnapJialium. 351 



diti, infundibulari-tubulosi, limbo quinquelobi. Invola- 

 crum polypbyllum, imbricatum, scariosum, coloratum, ra- 

 diatum. Antherae caudatae. Achenia erostria. Pappus 

 conformis, pilosus, uniserialis, deciduus. Receptaculum 

 ebracteolatum. Frutices vel heriae, plerumque lanuginoso- 

 tomentosa. Folia sparsa, integra, integerrima. Capitula 

 terminalia, solitaria, rarius aggregata vel corymbosa, ple- 

 rumque ampla^ incolucro alho,Jlavo, roseo vel purpureo. 



1. Helichr>^smn arenarium Cand. Gall. 4. 130. Koch. 

 Synops. 365. 



Caulibus herbaceis, apice corymboso-ramosis, poly- 

 cephalis foliisque utrinque incano-Ianujjinosis, lanceola- 

 to-spathulatis, obtusis; caulinis linearibus; capitulis ho- 

 mog^amis; foliolis involucri spathulatis, obtusis, sulphu- 

 reo-ftavis, medio villosis; acheniis jjlandulosis. 



Gnaphalium arenarium Linn. Spec. 1195. Blackw. Herb. 

 t. 524. Flor. Dan. t. 641. Hayne, Arzneigew.b. t.b. Bot. 

 Mag. t. 2159. 



In ag^ris, arvis, collibus sylvisque arenosis 

 ubique copiose. Floret Junio, Julio. ^ 



CoroIIae lobi externe glaudulis clavulatis aurantiacis 

 obsiti. Achenia oblique oblong^a, vix compressiuscnla, 

 fusca , glandulis minutissimis clavulatis byalino - albidis 

 dense obsita. 



Gnaphalium Linn. ex parte, Broivn., Less. 

 Capitula multiflora, heterogama, discoidea; flores mar- 

 gpinales feminei, pluriseriales, tennissime tubulosi, apice 

 tridentati; reliqui hermaphroditi, infnndibulari - tubulosi, 

 limbo quinquelobi. Involucrum polyphyllum, imbricatum, 

 scariosum, coloratum. Anthcrae caudatae. Achenia ero- 

 stria. Pappus conformis, pilosus, uuiserialis, deciduus. 

 Receptaculum cbractcolatum. Herbae vel stijprutices., sae- 

 pissime tomentoso - lanuginosa. Folia sparsa, integra, in- 

 tegerrima. Capitula terminalia, glomerata vel corymbosa. 

 Involucra albida, lutea, rarius rosea. 



