530 KKKMAl'l-ONACK/K. ( PI I'l.WOUT lAMILY.) 



niMStly friim a slmrt :iiicl villous rootstnck. Lulies of the corolla fiiriiisliod 

 witli a idackish j^laiid on the inner fare, eonmionly lieanled with club-sliaj)ed 

 hairs. — The following sjM'cii-s arc :ill tciruinlrons, with a -J partcil st\\f and a 

 2-re]led capsule. 



1. E. decangulare, L. Leaves from lanceolate to lincar-sul)ulaLe, con- 

 cave, ohtu.-^e ; siapes siiigle or clustereil ; head compact, hemispherical, at 

 length globose; scales of tlie involucre numerous small, ohloug, acutish, 

 straw-colored, or light brown, passing into the linear spatulate acuminate 

 bearded bracts, these longer than tlic flower. — Bo;L^gy j)laces, Florida, and 

 northward. July-Sept. — Scapes 2° -3° high. Leaves 4'- 12' long, 2"-6" 

 wide. 



2. E. gnaphalodes, Michx. Leaves lanceolate-subulate, flat, very 

 acute, rigid, or tlie immersed ones thin and pellucid; 8ca])es few or single; 

 head Iiemisplicrical ; scales of the involucre few, oblong or roundisli, very ob- 

 tuse, turning lead-color; bracts shorter than the flower, s)>atulate, their l>road 

 and bearded summit turning blackish. — Swamps and shallow ponds, Florida, 

 and northward. April- June. — Scapes l^°-2° high. Leaves 2'- 6' long. 



3. E. septangulare, Withering. Leaves short (l' -2' long), subulate- 

 linear, pellucid; scape weak and slender; head small, hemi.spherical, densely 

 white-bearded ; scales of the involucre rounded ; bracts spatulate. — Wet pine 

 barrens, Mississi|)))i (Prof. Hilyard). 



4. E. Ravenelii, Chapm. Smooth throughout ; root fibrous ; leaves 

 linear, acute, flat; scapes low and slender, clu.stered"; heads small (l"-2" in 

 diameter), globose; scales of the involucre few, oblong, very obtuse, whitish, 

 pellucid ; bracts dark brown, beardless. — Wet places, Florida to South Car- 

 olina. — Scapes l'-6' high. Leaves l'-2' long. 



2. PJEPALANTHUS, Martins. 



Flowers monojcious. Slamiudte Fl. Sepals 3. Corolla tubular, 3-toothed. 

 Stamens 3 : anthers 2-celled. Pistillate Fl. Sepals and petals 3. Style 3- 

 parted, tlie divisions entire : stigmas 3. Capsule 3celled. — Habit of the 

 preceding. 



1. P. flavidulus, Kunth. Leaves short (T -2' long), subulate, smooth, 

 or sparingly puhesceiit ; scapes numerous, filiform, 5-furrowed, hairy ; heads 

 hemis])herical, yellowish white ; scales of the involucre oblong, acute, smooth ; 

 flowers slender, pe<iicelled; sepals linear, acute; stamens and styles exserted. 

 ( Eriocaulon, Micltx.) — Low sandy pine barrens. April - May. — Scape 6' - 

 12' high. 



3. LACHNOCAULON", Kunth. 



Flowers monoecious. Staminate Fl. Sepals 3, equal. Corolla none. Sta- 

 mens 3, with the filaments united below into a club-shaped tube : anthers I- 

 celled. Pistillate Fl. Sepals 3, equal. Corolla none, or reduced to tufted 

 hairs. Style club-shaped, 2-3-parted, the divisions entire or 2-cleft: stigmas 

 2-6. Capsule 2-3-celled. — Habit of the two preceding. Bracts and sepals 

 blackish, fringed with club-shaped hairs. 



