Victorian Plants. 67 



329. Pappus absent or rudimentary ... ... ... 330 



Pappus present and perfect ... ... ... ... 334 



330. Leaves basal or tufted 331 



Leaves scattered ... ... ... ... 332 



331. Stigmas somewhat elongated, pointed. 



Small herbs ; leaves slightly indented. ; involucral bracts 

 almost equal, in about two rows ; marginal flowers 

 pluriseriate, their corollas unexpanding ; fruits hardly 

 attenuated at the apex, those of the central flowers re- 

 maining undeveloped. Figure 78. 



(Lagenophora partly.) Solenogyne. 1407 



Stigmas much abbreviated, blunt. 



Small creeping or tufted alpine herbs ; leaves entire, often 

 short; flower-headlets often sessile ; involucral bracts in 

 two or three rows; fruit quadrangular. Figure 89. 



Abrotanella. 1408 



332. Corollas of marginal flowers absent or rudimentary. 



Small herbs ; flower-headlets very often small, always 

 stalked ; involucral bracts in about two rows ; fruit 

 compressed. Cotula. 1409 



Corolla of marginal flowers present and perfect ... 333 



333. Involucral bracts in about two rows. 



Small herbs; leaves denticulated; flower-headlets very often 

 axillary, nearly or quite sessile, small; corollas of the mar- 

 ginal flowers minute ; fruits triangular or quadrangular. 

 Figure 88. Centipeda. 1414 



Involucral bracts in more than two rows. 



Small herbs ; leaves denticulated ; flower-headlets small, 

 axillary, or a few together terminal, sessile or short- 

 stalked ; fruits pluriangular. Figure 82. Epaltes. 1416 



334. Pappus consisting of scales. 



Small annual herb ; leaves very narrow, entire ; flower- 

 headlets singly terminal ; involucral braets almost bi- 

 seriate, slightly scarious; pappus-scales narrow-lanceolar. 



Elachanthus. 1417 



Pappus consisting of bristlets 335 



