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5. Chrysopsis Nutt. GOLDEN ASTER. 



Superflua. ^Equalis. Head oo-flowered; ray- 

 flowers ligulate. Akenes compressed; pappus 

 2-seriate; outer row short paleaceous scales, 

 inner row long scabrous bristles. It . Flowers 

 yellow. 



1. C. SESSILIFLORA Nutt. Capitula radiate . 

 Tamalpais. Summer. 



2. C. OBEGANA Gray. Oapitula not rad- 

 iate. Livermore. Autumn. 



6. Aplopappus Cass. 



Superflua. 2Equalis. Head oo-flowered. 

 Bay-flowers ligulate. Bristles of the pappus 

 oo. Flowers yellow. 



1. A. LINEABIFOLIUS DO. Kays more than 

 9. ^ . Contra Costa mountains. Summer. 



2. A. ERICOIDES Hook. Ray-flowers less 

 than 10. ^ . Sand hills. San Francisco. Sum- 

 mer. 



7, Bigelovia DC. 



JEqualis. Superflua by a single ray-flower. 

 Head few-flowered. Keceptacle narrow. Pap- 

 pus 1-seriate; bristles oo. Flowers yellow. 



1. B. ABBOBESCENS Gray. Scales of the 

 involucre irregularly imbricate and not in dis- 

 tinct ranks. ^ . Tamalpais. Summer. 



