Cousinia. composit^. 471 



bus, foliis rigidis reticulatim venosis, radicalibus .... caulinis oblongis 

 decurrentibus crebre dentalis deutibus in spinas gracil,es luteas 

 abeuntibus, capitulis 2-4 terminalibus congestis bracteis lanceolatis 

 brevioribus sutTullis cylindricis 5-6-floris. receptaculi setis laevibus, 

 involucri lente hirtuli flavido-virentis phyllis 30-35 lanceolato-subu- 

 latis obtuse carinatis rectis non adpressis in spinam brevem flavidam 

 abcuntibus inferioribus abbreviatis intimis latioribus fimbriatis flos- 

 culis hiteis subbrevioribus, acheniis scrobiculatis angulatis apice 

 lalioribus truncalis niargine lobulato ^ . 



Hab. in lapidosis suVjalpinis Persiap austro-occidentalis, inter Sihna et Ker- 

 manschaii et mons Aviter prope Sihna 5iX)0'-9()00' (Haussklj, planities Kakan 

 montis Kuh Daena (Ky. G71!) 



Folia caulina l-lVi-pollicaria, capitula 8-9 lineas longa2Vi diam. lata. 



24 C. Pestalozzae, perennis glabra hicida virens punctulis 

 resinosis adspersa, caule a basi ramosissimo ramiscjue flexuosis folio- 

 sis (lumulum formantibus, Coliis coriaceis elevatim reticulalo-nervosis, 



radicalibus caulinis oblongo-Ianceolatis hasi breviter decurrenti- 



bus lobato-dentalis lohis in spinas aheuntihus, capitulis terminalihus 

 4-3 approximatis suhsessilibus oblongo-cylindricis 4-5-floris apice 

 attenuatis, involucri glabriusculi phyllis suh 30 hreviter lanceolatis 

 breviter spinosis rectis adpressis dorso obtuse convexo carinatis ab 

 infimis abbreviatis ad intima non mutica sensim elongatis, flosculis 

 luteis, acheniis ^. 



Hab. in Antilibano (Pestal!), inter Dimar et Ain Messelouna (Gaill. exs. 

 1957!). 



Valde affinis C. cylindraceae differt foliis caulinis angustioribus, capitulis ob 

 phj'IIa adpressiora versus apicem attenuatis, spinis phyllorum involucri multo 

 brevioribus. C. ramosissima ejusdem regionis incola multo magis differt toliis 

 hypoleucis, capitulis pleianthis ovato-globosis. 



25. C. thamnodes ( Boiss. et Haussk. ) perennis adpresse et 

 parce arachnoidea demum glabrescens pallide virens, caule a basi 

 raniosissimo dumulum intricatum formante, foliis rigidis elevatim 

 venosis, radicalibus ... caulinis ovatis breviter decurrenti-subcordatis 

 dentatis dentihus in spinas validas fla^idas abeuntihus, capilulis ter- 

 minalihus solitariis subsessilibus foliis parvis eis brevioribus bractea- 

 tis oblongo-cylindricis a basi latiore attenuatis 8-10-floris, receptacuii 

 setis laevibus, involucri flavidi phyllis 35-40 breviter lanceolatis 

 adpressis obtuse carinatis margine lanatulis in spinam hrevissimam 

 flavidam abeuntibus ab inferioribus brevissimis ad interna dilatata 

 flosculis Inteis breviora sensim elongatis, acheniis ^. 



Hab. vulgatissima in graminosis calcareis montium Sawers, Eschker, etc , 

 districtiis Kuh Kilouyeh Per-ise austro-occidentalis (Haussk!). 



Affmis C. cyUndracem sed araneo.sa nec resinoso-punctata, foliorum decur- 

 rentia cordata nec attenuata, capitula solitaiia crassiora 9-10 lin. longa 3'/» 

 diam. lata, phylla adpressa brevius spinosa. 



