464 GOMPOsiTiE. Cousinia. 



4. C hypoleuca (Boiss. in Ky. Pl. Pers. bor. 1846) perennis, 

 caulibus elatis stricte ramoso-corymbosis polycephalis floccosis, foliis 

 supra parce arachnoideis subtns canis coriaceis lanceolatis in seg- 

 menla triangularia ionge spinosa pinnatipartitis prseter infima subpe- 

 tiolala basi lata breviter adnata semiamplexicaulibus, summis minutis 

 iineari-lanceolatis capitula bracteantibus, capitulis subsessilibus 40- 

 oO-floris oblongis, involucri purpurascentis arachnoidei phyllis 45-50 

 dorso scabridis a basi adpressa lanceolata in spinas subulatas rectas 

 nec adpressas longe attenuatis, intimis longioribus lirieari-lanceolatis, 

 flosculis purpurascentibus, acheniis obovalis Isevissimis apice rotun- 

 datis ^. C. serratuloifies var. longispina Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 10, 

 p. 103. 



Hab. in nionte Totschal jugi Elbrus prope Teheran (Ky.557!), in subalpinis 

 prov. Khorassan ad paguni Dshegar inter Nichapur et Mesched (Bgel). 



Sesquipedalis, recte monenle am. a Bge a C. serratuloide foliis vix decur- 

 rentibus et involucrl phyllis longe spinoso-attenuatis certe diversa. 



5. C. discolor (Bge Cous. p. 34 ) perennis. cuulibus erectis 

 ramosis' subfloccosis dense corymbosis polycej^halis. tbliis supra gla- 

 bris lucidis sublus canis coriaceis oblongo-lanceolatis in lobos trian- 

 gulares ionge spinosos pinnatifidis pr«ter radicalia basi breviter 

 cuneato-decurrentibus, summis capitula slricte sessilia congesta invo- 

 lucrantibus et subsuperantibus, capitulis oblongis :20-25-floris,involu- 

 cri viridis arachnoidei phyllis 45-50 externis parum brevioribus 

 anguste lineari-subulatis intermediisque lanceolato-linearibus in spi- 

 nas erectas non adpressas longas attenuaiis. flosculis purpureis, 

 acheniis compressis laevibus obovatis apice rotundalis "¥ • 



Hab. in subalpinis prope Dschegar cum C. hypoleucd (Bge!). 



Valde alfmis C. hypoleuccs a qua tamen cl. BgQ ambabus in loco natrtli 

 observatis eani foliis magis docurrentibus, capitulis magis congestis, phyllis 

 subjequaliter et longius spinosis, extimis a basi angustis specitice diversam 

 esse autumat. 



6. C. concolor (Bge Gous. p, 33) pereimis glabriuscula viridis, 

 caulibus elatis apice corymbose et breviter 3-5-cephalis, foliis valde 

 coriaceis superne lucidis radicalibus et inferioribus oblongo-lanceola- 

 tis in petiolum attenuatis in lobos triangulares longe 1-3-spinosos 

 pinnatipartitis, superioribus brevioribus sinuato-lobatis spinosis basi 

 lata amplexicauli breviter decurrentibus, summis minutis, capitulis 

 breviter pedunculatis a basi truncata ovatis 30-35-floris, involucri 

 subglabri viridis phyllis 50-55 lanceolalis extiniis multo brevioribus 

 arcuato-recurvis cteteris erectis strictis dorso asperis, omnibus in 

 spinam subulatam rectam attenuatis, flosculis roseis, acheniis obova- 

 tis compressis I?evissim;s apice rotundatis immarginatis ^. 



Hab. in montosis prov. Khora-ssan Persiiie inter Nisciiapur et Meschhed 

 (Bgel). 



.^Ses [uipeJalis, folia radicalia semipedalia et longiora, capitula pollicem, 



