Echinops. coMPOsiTiE. 43I 



sas subtus margine subrevolulas subbipinriatisectis, snperioribus 

 sensim diminutis,ca|"itulis mediocribus, penicilli invoIiicriHn dimidium 

 aequantis setis paleaceis denticiilatis. invoiucri phyljis !2"2-25 exlerio- 

 ribus penicillo subaequilongis a basi tenui elongata apice lanatis minute 

 spattiulato-deltoideis denticulatis, intermediis versus medium utrinque 

 plus minus manifeste lobo auctis sensim subulato-attenuatis serrulatis, 

 intimis subbrevioribus obtusis fimbriatis ad medium concretis, pappi 

 selis paleaceis barbellatis basi connatis in coronam contiguis. capitu- 

 lorum superiorum pliyllo allero saepius in cornu lenue produclo '^ . 

 E. lasioclinius Boiss. Diagn. Ser. 1, 10, p, 89.— E. polyceras Boiss. 

 Diagn. Ser. I, 10, p. 85. 



Hab. in Cselesyria (Boissl), circa Balbeck fBl. 473! 63f^!), circa Damascum 

 (Boiss!) et ad radices montis Gebel Scheik (Gaill. 1945! 1947! 1948! 1949!). 



Involucrum 9-12 lineas longum, cornua l'/i-2'/i-poIlicaria. Foliorum divi- 

 sione et phyllis externis apice lanatis E\ Gaillardoti atfinis sed prorsus eglan- 

 dulo.sus et totus canus, involucrum longius. Characterem penicilli in recepta- 

 culo partim persistentis fortuitum et fictitium esse comperi. 



15. E hebelepis (d.c. Prodr. VI, p. 524) caule cano superne 

 parce et stricte ramoso glandulis paucis stipitatis asperso, foliissupra 

 araneosis parce setuloso-glandulosis subtus canis a basi amplexicaidi- 

 auriculata lanceolatis vix ad medium usque in lobos breviter trian- 

 gulares longe aceroso-attenuatos pinnatifidis sinubus rotundatis, 

 penicilli setis involucrum dimidium sequantibus, involucri phyllis 16 

 membranaceis omnibus intimis exceptis tomentosis margine subinte- 

 grisexternis parvisapicetriangulari-spathulatis, intermediis attenuato- 

 spinosis, intimis subbreviorihus apice laceris ad medium usque con- 

 cretis, pappi selis longiusculis barbellatis fere omnino liberis ^. 



Hab. in Persia loco non indicato (Belanger in d.c. herbi). 



Polia fere E. macrophylli ^SLnceolata. sed minora lobisnumerosioribus, invo- 

 lucrum 7 lineas longum.' Species ab omnibus sequenli excepta phyllis dorso 

 tomentosis distincta. 



16. E. dichrous (Boiss. et Haussk) caulegracili inferne ramoso 

 adpresse canescenti, foliis coriaceis superne viridibus subtus niveis 

 radicalibus longe lanceolatis in segrnenta triangularia divaricatim tri- 

 fida longe spinoso-attenuata pinnalipartitis, superioribus abbreviatis 

 angustatis iobis abbreviatis longe flavido-spinosis, capitulis niediocri- 

 bus cseruleis, penicilli setis scabridis involucro triplo brevioribus, 

 involucri phyllis circ. 22 externis apice lanatis spathulatis truncatis 

 abruple mucronatis, intermediis medium versus ciliis paucisniargina- 

 tis aceroso-attenuatis dorso convexis lanatulis, intimis subbrevioribus 

 apice fimbriatis vix ad medium usque concretis, pappi paleis fere 

 iiberis brevibus '^ . 



Hab. in Persia austro-occidentali prope Bebehan (Hausskj. 

 Folium radicale longe acuminatum 10-pollicare vix 3 poll. latum, capitula 

 pedunculata eis E. sphoerocephali minora, involucrum 8 lineas loiigum. 



