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ARCTOTIDE^. 



Involucral l^racts free or nearly so. Receptacle 



paleaceous. 

 Involucral bracts connate at base. Receptacle nude 



or honeycombed. 

 1 Pappus biseriate, outer of 5 spirally rolled 



scales, inner of 5 bristles. Ursinia. 



1 Pappus of 7-9 white, linear acuminate, entire 



scales. Platyoarpha. 



2 Pappus acuminate, diaphanous. Haplooarpha. 



2 Pappus none, or of 4 minute scales. Venidium. 



2 Pappus of ray florets absent. CitYPTOSTEMMA. 



2 Pappus of many toothed scales. Achenes very 



villous. (lAZANIA. 



2 Pappus 2-seriate, toothed at apex. Leaves usually 



spinous. Uerkheya. 



MUTISACE.^. 



Achenes densely villous. Pappus plumose. Dico.aia. 



Achenes glal^rous. Pappus of 3-5 unequal scales. ANisocH^rrA. 

 Achenes beaked. Pappus of rough bristles. (iRKiJE'A. 



CICHORACE^. 



Pappus plumose. Central achenes beaked. 

 Pappus bristly. Achenes long beaked. 

 Pappus bristly. Achenes beakless, or very sliortly 

 beaked 

 1 Achenes 4-5 angled, shortly beaked. Stems 



trailing 

 1 Achenes 10-20 ril)bed, shortly beaked or nar- 

 rowed at apex, 

 1 Achenes compressed, beakless. Plant erect, 



branching. 

 1 Achenes 5-angled, beakless. Leaves radical, 

 rosulate. 



FTYPOCHyERlS. 



Lactica. 



Launea. 

 Crepis. 



SONCHUS. 

 HiERACIUM. 



List of Species. 



Gerrardi, ILarv. D. 



hirsuta, Sch. Bip. AB. 



Kraussii, Sch. Bip. A-T). 



mespilifolia, Less. A. 



monocephala, Harv. B. 



natalensis, Sch. Bip. A-D. 



oligt)cephala, Klatt. B. 



pinifolia. Less. A. 



podocoma, Sch. Bip. ? 



