916 CARDUACEAE 



Bracts of the pistillate heads acute, at least the inner ones. 



Inflorescence and upper leavas glandular-hairy; leaves of the inflorescence 

 large, scarcely smaller than the upper stem-leaves; bracts greenish. 

 Leaves of the stolons 5-15 mm. long, rhombic-spatulate ; tomentum very 



fine, appressed and silky. 26. A. microphiilla. 



Leaves of the stolons spatulate, usually rounded at the apex, 15-30 mm. 

 long, tomentum looser. 27. A. bracteosa. 



Inflorescence and upper leaves not gland,ular, the latter reduced; bracts 

 brownish. 28. A. oxyphylla. 



VI. Apricae. 

 Plant tall, 2-3 dm. high; heads usually peduncled. 



Leaves les.s than 2 cm. long and 5-8 mm. wide, usually not triple-nerved; heads 7-9 



mm. lilgh. 28. A. oxyphylla. 



Leaves over 2 cm. long, 7-10 mm. wide, triple-nerved; heads about 1 cm. high. 



29. A. obovata. 

 Plant low, iLsually less than 1 dm. high; heads subsessile. 30. A. aprica. 



VII. C.-UVIPESTRES. 



Plant about 3 dm. lilgh; basal leaves distinctly triple-nerved. 31. A. Howellii. 



Plant 1 dm. or less; basal leaves not distinctly triple-nerved. 



Inflorescence not glandular; bracts of the pistillate heads lanceolate or linear-lanceo- 

 late, acute; those of the staminate heads oblong, obtuse. 32. A. campestris. 

 Inflorescence more or less glandular-hairy; bracts in both heads ovate to lanceolate, 

 acute or acutish , in the staminate broader. 33. A. rnarginata. 



VIII. ROSUL.\TAE. 



Bracts with wliite upper portion; leaves wliite on both sides. 34. A. rosulata. 



Bracts with brown upper portion; leaves glabrate above. 35. A. Sierrae-Blancae. 



IX. Argente.'O]. 

 Basal leaves oblanceolate. 36. A. oblanceoMa. 



Basal leaves very narrowly Unear-oblanceolate. 37. A. luzuloides. 



X. PULCHERRIMAE. 



Bracts with a large dark spot, those of the pistillate heads ovate to lanceolate, acute, 

 those of the staminate heads ovate or oval, obtuse or acutish; pistiUate heads 

 6-10 mm. liigh, turbinate at the base. 

 Plants 1-2 dm. high; ribs of the leaves not conspicuous; outer bracts wholly fuscous. 



38. A. lanata. 

 Plants 3-5 dm. high; leaves with conspicuous ribs; tips of the bracts brownish or 

 white. 39. A. pulcherrima. 



Bracts with small dark spots or none; bracts of both staminate and pistillate heads with 

 oblong or oval, obtuse tips, those of the staminate heads sUghtly broader. 



40. A. anaphaloides. 



XI. DiMORPHAE. 



Plant wthout filiform stolons. 



Fruiting heads not over 1.5 cm. high; leaves oblanceolate; stem 1-3 cm. high. 



41. A. dirnorpha. 

 Fruiting heads about 2 cm. high; leaves spatulate, loosely tomentose; stem 3-5 cm. 



high. 42. A. macrocephala. 



Plants with flhform ascending stolons. 43. A. flagellaris. 



1. A. racemosa Hook. Stem of the pistillate plant 2-5 dm. high, glabrous 

 or pubcrulent; leaves of the rosettes 3-ribbed, petioled, 3-7 cm. long, white- 

 tomcntose beneath, glabrate above; stem-leaves lanceolate or linear, sessile; 

 heads many; involucres 6-8 mm. high and about as broad; bracts ovate to laaceo- 

 late, acute, light greenish j^ellow; stem of staminate plant 1-3 dm. high; invo- 

 lucres more hemispheric, 5 mm. high; bracts elliptic, obtuse, the inner slightly 

 white-tipped. Woods and hillsides: Alta. — Wyo. — CaUf. — B.C. Suhmont. — 

 Mont. Je-Au. 



2. A. oblancifolia E. Nels. Stem of the staminate plant 1-2 dm. high; 

 basal leaves oblanceolate, 2-3 cm. long, sparingly tomentose or glabrate above, 

 appressed, white-toinentose beneath; stem-leaves narrowly oblanceolate or 

 linear, acute or acuminate; heads 4-13; involucres 4-5 mm. high, sparsely woolly; 

 bracts oval, obtu.se, or rounrled, light brownish green below, often with a pur- 

 plish spot and white tips. Wooded sIojjcs: w Wyo. Mont. 31. 



3. A. alpina (L.) Gaertn. Stem 5-15 cm. high, floccose; leaves of the 

 stolons silky-tomentose, 8-20 mm. long, 2-4 mm. wide; heads usually 3-5, con- 

 glomerate; involucres about 5 mm. high and 8 mm. broad; bracts of the .very 

 rare staminate head pale, eUiptic, obtuse, those of the pistiUate heads dark green- 

 ish brown, lanceolate, long-acuminate. Arctic-alpine situations: Greenl. — Lab. 

 —Alta.— B.C.; n Eur. Alp. Jl-Au. 



