884 . CARDUACEAE 



12. A. Fendleri A. Gray. Stem 1-3 dm. high, stiff, sparsely hispidulous; 

 leaves linear, 1-nerved, 2-3 cm. long; heads few; involucres turbinate, 7-8 mm. 

 high, fuUv 1 cm. broad; bracts acute, unequal, in 3 or 4 series; ligules violet, 8 mm. 

 long. Pfains and sand hills: Kans.— Tex.— N.M.— Colo. Plain— Submo7it, S. 



13. A. alpinus L, Stem pilose throughout; basal leaves numerous. 2-5 cm. 

 long, rounded at the apex, pilose; involucres about 1 cm. high, 2 cm. mde; bracts 

 oblong or linear, obtuse, pilose, in 2 or 3 series, but nearly of the same length; 

 rays fully 1 cm. long, violet. A, cidnmns A. Nels. Arctic-alpine situations: 

 Mack. — Colo. — Alaska; Eurasia. Alp. Je-Jl. 



14. A. Jessicae Piper. Stem densely villous, almost tomentose, 4^15 dm. 

 high; leaves obovate to oblanceolate, 5-10 cm. long, densely and softly grayish- 

 pubescent on both sides, sessile; involucre hemispheric, about 15 mm. high and 

 broad; bracts herbaceous, oblong, obtuse or acute, villous-pubescent; ligules 

 numerous, bluish purple, about 1 cm. long. A. latahensis Renders. A. mollis Rydb. 

 River banks: Wyo. — Wash. Submont — Alont. Au-S. 



15. A. Richardsonii Spreng. Stem 1-3 dm. high; leaves sparingly short- 

 villous on both sides or glabrate above, 3-10 cm. long; heads few; involucres 

 about 1 cm. high and 1.5 cm. wide; ligules purplish, nearly 1 cm. long. A. mon- 

 tanus Richards. A. giganteus (Hook.) Rydb. Arctic-alpine situations: Mack. — 

 Alta. — B.C.^Alaska. Alp, Jl-Au. 



16. A* meritus A. Nels. Stem ascending, 2-4 dm. high; leaves somewhat 

 crenate-serrate or some entire, glabrous above, puberulent beneath, 3-7 cm. 

 long; inflorescence corj^mbiform; involucre turbinate-campanulate, 8 mm. high, 

 1 cm. broad; bracts in 3-4 series, acute; ligules purple or violet. Mountains: 

 Mack.^-S.D. — Wyo. — B.C. Submont. — Subalp. Jl-Au. 



17. A. andinus Nutt. Stem somew^hat villous above; lower leaves oblanceo- 

 late or spatulate, 4-6 dm. long, ciliolate on the margins; upper stem-leaves 

 linear, sessile; involucres about 10 mm. broad; bracts linear, acute or the outer 

 obtuse, few, in 3 series, but only slightly unequal. High mountains: Mont. — 

 Colo. Mont. — Subalp. Je-Au. 



18. A. Williamsii Rydb, Stem erect, about 3 dm. high, more or less villous; 

 leaves oblanceolate, 3-10 cm. long, finely villous on both sides; heads few, corym- 

 bose; involucre about 1 cm. broad; bracts linear or lance-linear, sparingly and 

 finely villous on the back, imbricate in 3 series; ligules lilac, about 1 cm. long. 

 Moimtains: Wyo. Mont. Jl-Au. 



19. A. subgriseus Rydb. Stem decumbent or ascending at the base; lower 

 leaves oblanceolate, pale, 7-10 cm. long, the upper oblong or linear, sessile, entire, 

 1-nerved; involucres about 8 mm. high and 1 cm. broad; bracts linear or oblong, 

 the outer obtuse, the inner acutish; ligules 8 mm. long, pale violet. A. griseus 

 Greene, not Kuntze. Mountains: Wyo. — Colo. — e Utah. MonL Jl. 



20. A. griseolus Rydb. Stem 1-1.5 dm. high; leaves linear, 3-5 cm. long, 

 sessile, acute, entire; heads 1^ in a small corymb; involucres about 1 cm. wide; 

 bracts oblanceolate or linear, the outer obtuse, the inner acute, green or the 

 inner white on the sides below; ligules purple, about 8 mm, long. (?) A. spith- 

 amaeus Greene, not Kuntze. High mountains: Colo. Mont. — Subalp. An. 



21. A. violaceus Greene. Stem 3-4 dm. high, purple-tinged, strigose; lower 

 leaves linear-oblanceolate, 10-12 cm. long, petioled, the upper sessile, linear, 

 entire; inflorescence corymbose; involucres 15 mm. broad; bracts linear, the 

 outer obtuse and wholly herbaceous; ligules violet, 1 cm. long. Dry places in 

 the mountains: Colo. Au-S. 



22. A. exiguus (Fern.) Rydb. Stem erect, branched and very leafy above; 

 branches divergent; leaves linear or oblong, sessile, 0.5-3 cm. long, entire, densely 

 hirsutulous; heads very numerous at the ends of short leafy branches; involucres 

 about 4 mm. high and broad; ligules white, 3-4 mm. long. Prairies and plains: 

 Vt. — Pa. — Tex. — Ariz, — Wash. ; Mex. Plain — SubmonL Au-0. 



23. A. crassulus Rydb. Stem erect or asi 

 h: stem-leaves linear, or oblone-linear, 3-6 



4-7 dm 



