Douglasiane. N. O. Composite. 
TAB. CCCARY, 
ACTINOLEPIS MULTICAULIS. DC. 
Gen. Cnar. Actinolepis. DC.—Capitulum pluriflorum, fl. radii 
3-5-ligulatis foemineis, disci tubulatis 5-dentatis bisexualibus, 
stylo abortivo masculis? Jnvol. ovato-oblongum _bracteis 
foliaceis paucis cinctum, squamis paucis obtusis adpressis dorso 
molliter tomentosis. Recept.angustum nudum. Ligule late 
breves 2-3-dentate, stylo bifido exserto. Tubuli tubo tereti, 
fauce dilatata, antheris albis, stylo simplici apice capitellato 
aut subnullo? Achenia oblonga subangulata, radii pubentia 
papposquamellis circ. 5scariosis acuminatis constantesuperata, 
disci glabra calva.—Herba annua tenella multicaulis Califor- 
nica. Caules tenues apice subaraneosi. Folia opposita parva 
late obovata, basi cuneata et integra, apice obtusissima 5-dentata. 
Capitula in azillis supremis approximatis solitaria 
parva. Flores flavi.—An Heleniea ex pappo radii squamel- 
lato? An Partheniea si discus vere masculus ? : 
Actinolepis multicaulis, De Cand. Prodr. v. 5. p. 656. Hook. et 
Arn. Bot. of Beech. Voy. p. 353. 
Has. California. Douglas. 
By some strange error the stems are stated in Decandolle to 
be about “2” inches in length. 
Fig. 1. Capitulum and floral leaf. f. 2. Central floret. f 3. 
Radial floret and scale of the involucre. ,f. 4. Achenium of the 
ray. J. 5. Scale from the pappus :—magnified. 
