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Diag'ii. Subelalior, rigida, »friseo-papilloso-muricata : foliis rigidis integris lineari- 

 lanceolatis iitrinque atlomiatis v. paiicis lernalo-incisis laciiiiis angiisle lineari-Ianceo- 

 latis siibacutis: (iorihiis hcxameris circ. 18-andris albis aiinusle spicalo-racemosis, 

 sepalis deimuii deciduis lanceolato-oblongis petala aoquanlibiis; pcUiionim siiperioruni 

 laminae triparlitae iaciiiiis lateralibiis intermedia obovato-oblonga oblüsa ranioso-iier- 

 vosa circ. diiplo brevioribus profunde bipartilis, iaciiiulis laciniae interinediae siinilibus 

 ramoso-aervosis, himiiia insiiper basi iitrinqiie laciniilis iiiinnlis circ. tribiis ciiervibiis 

 aiicla; lilainenfis inox deciduis; capsulis orcclis vix mediocribiis cyliiidrico-clavatis 

 truiicatis brevissiiiie 3-dcntatis ore iate apertis papilloso-asperuiis, seiniiiibus niinutis 

 levissimis radicula bilo approximala. 



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Kadiv (i\ob. band obvia, vcriisiiii. aniiua v. bieniiis). — Gaules rig-idi, erecti, 

 simplicos v. superue parce ramosi, tbiiosi, basi subdeiuuiati, tereles, glauci, un- 

 dique papiilulis niajnsculis albido-glancis e hila basi pyramidalibus oblusis subcompres- 

 sis sparse appro.ximalis v. iutcrdum seriatiin pkis niinusve conlluentibus coiisporsi, 

 circ. pedales et infra medium circ. 2V2"' " crassi: apice quoad axin raccnii maois quam 

 vulgo incrassati et peniia corvina subcrassiores. — Folia undiqiie papiilulis (iis cau- 

 Jium similibus) densiuscule adsporsa et grisea, stricla, integra, anguste lineari-lanceo- 

 iala, subacuta, utrinque allenuala 2 (•"" longa et niedio 2 — 4""" lata; superiora pro- 

 funde terualo-incisa laciniae anguste liueari-lanceolatae acuminatae partem inlogram 

 subaequanles. — Flor es albi, minuti, subsessiles, in racemuui spiciforniom densum 

 apice comosulum demum sab frnctu fere semipedalein disposili. — Bracteae deci- 

 duae lineari-lanceolatae acutae, marginc grosse hyalino-denticulatae, albido-margi- 

 natae. circ. 4""" longae et '-/■}""" lalae. PeJicolli rigidi crassi asperuli, Hörigen 



vix 1 supcranles, frucligeri 2-4""" ioiii>'i. - Calyx ti-sepalus; scpala demum de- 



cidua subinaequaiia, lanceolato-oblonga, subobtusa, margine byalina et grosse papil- 

 loso-denlala, petala subaequantia, circ. liA— 2"'"' longa et mcdio lere 1"'"' lata. — 

 Petala alba, minutissima, 2—2'/;."'"' longa; superiorum lamina usipie ad medium v. 

 paulo profundius 3-partita, lacinia intermedia obovalo-oblonga obtusa ramoso-ner- 

 vosa laterales superans; laterales usque ad basin biparlitae, lacinulae breviusculae 

 laciniae iulermediao simib^s; lamina insupcr appondicem versus utrofpic latere lacinu- 

 lis (rudimeulariis saepius tribus mimilissinn's circ. Vi'""' longis fere liorizonlalibus ener- 

 vibus evidenter junioribus obsita; appendix unguicularis obovalus supra lamitiae basin 

 non productus sed lateraliter biauriculatus, margine vix ciliatulus. Lateralia inter 



