Classification of Plants 273 



often white woolly beneath. Heads large, showy rays, yellow 

 or orange, dark at base, reflecting peacock colours. 



** All the flowers strap-shaped and perfect. 



Tribe VI. — Styles long. Plants with milky juice. 



Urospermum.. — Heads many-flowered. Involucre in one 

 row. Pappus one-rowed and feathery. Receptacle bristly. 

 Achenes with long sharp beaks, bladdery at base and rough 

 with sharp points. Herbs with stem-clasping leaves. 



Sonchus. — Heads many-flowered. Involucre in several 

 rows. Pappus soft, very white slender hairs. Achenes not 

 beaked. 



Common weeds with yellow flowers. Leaves with a wavy 

 margin, or pinnatisect. 



