462 coMPOsiT^. Cousinia. 



SUBSERIES II. Involucri phylla intermedia supra basin adpressam, 

 vel angustiorem cuneatam, vel apice constrictam, in appendice lon- 

 gitudine variam apice spinosam, foliaceam vei duram, margineinte- 

 gram vel dentatam diiatata. 



§ 14. Cynaroideae. — Bge p. 47. Gharacteres Subseriei. GoroUae 

 in C. macrocephald luteae, in cteteris purpureae vel albidse. 



* Appendices elongatae lanceolatse. 



-|- Margine integrae. 



C. Hermonis, macrocephala, Aintabensis, eriocephala. 



-\- -f- Margine (saltem inferiores) denticulatae. 



X Erectae adpressiusculae. 



C. grandis, macrolepis, canescens. 



X X Saltem inferiores patentes vel reflexae. 



C. Xiphiolepis, grandiceps, cynaroides, Kotschyi, onopordioides, cUbicaiUis, 

 monocephala, verbasci/oha, lyraia, odontoiepis. 



* * Appendices abbreviatae diametro involucri manifeste breviores ovato- 

 rhombeae vel triangulares. 



-f- Margine spinulosae. 



C araneosa, adnata, Noeana, purpurea, calocephala, squarrosa, cymbolepis. 



+ -\- Margine integerrimae 



C. inflata, pergamacea, conctnna. 



SERIES A. — Receplaculi setae laevissirase. 

 § 1. Lappaceae. 



1. C. amplissima (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 6, p. 108 sub Lappd) 

 biennis, caule valde elato crasso sulcato superne ample paniculato- 

 ramoso arachnoideo tandem detersili, foliis mollibus amplissimis sub- 

 tus araneoso-canis ovatis basi rotundatis vei subcordatis grosse 

 lobato-dentatis inferioribus longe petiolatis supremis valde diminutis 

 subsessilibus lobis denticulisqiie callo spinuliformi obtuso terminatis, 

 capitulis parvis ovatis 6-9-floris subsessilibus 5-10 in glomerulos 

 secus paniculae ramos remotiusculos conferlis, receptaculi setis gla- 

 bris, involucri phyllis 55-60 glaberrimis uitidis a basi lanceolatsi in 

 spinulas elongatas subulalas patulo-squarrosas apice hamatas sensim 



