Carduus. composit.e. 515 



adpressis lanceolatis nervo valido instructis in spinain loiigara subu- 

 latam sensim attenuatis intimis inerniibus flosculis roseis subbre- 

 vioribus ^. 0)iopordo)i acanthifolmm G. Kocli Liiin. XXIV, p. 390 

 ex herb. Berol! 



Hab in Arnienia Turcica (Tourn!), ud radices montis Techdagh prope 

 Erzerum (Huetl), inTauro Gilicico ad lacum Koschan Gueul 8500' (Ky. 800). 



Caules sesqui-bipedales, indumentum eo C. carlinoidis Pyrenaici densius, 

 capitula duplo majora ea C. nutantis fere a-quantia sed recta f species pulchra. 



2. C. Tmoleus (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. 1. 4. p. 21) pluriceps parce 

 araneosus, caulibus elalis subsimplicibus alatis alis in lobos lanceo- 

 latos creberrime et longe spinosos parlifis,iblii.s in segnienla patentia 

 2-3-partita lanceolata creberrime et longiuscule spinosa pinnatipar- 

 titis , capit ulis 3-5 pedunculis brevissimis canis suffultis breviter 

 paniculato-racemosis mediocribus subspluericis, involucri glabrescentis 

 phyllis anguste lanceolatis in spinam Iriquetram subulatam longam 

 patulo-recurvam attenuatis, intimis inermibus tlosculis roseis parum 

 brevioribus ^. 



Hab. in monte Tmolo Lydia^ supra Bozdagh in regione alpina ad aquas 

 (Boiss!), ad Mersiwan Anatoliae bor. (Wiedeml). 



Bipedalis, capitula eis C. deflorati subminora phyllorum characteribus 

 C. acanthoidem referentia, sed planta multiceps perennis spinismulto validio- 

 ribus et longioribus. 



3. G. Cronius (Boiss. et Heldr. Diagn. Ser. I, 6. p. 105) multiceps 

 adpresse araneoso-subcanescens vel glabratus, caulibus rigidis sim- 

 plicibus foliosissimis alatis alis in lobos lanceolatos longe spinosos 

 partitis, foliis in segmenta angustissime et longe lanceolata longe 

 spinosa pseudoverlicillata sectis, capitulis paucis terminalibus sub- 

 sessilibus foliis supremis sa^pe superatis approxiinatim corymbosis 

 vei racemosis mediocribus, involucri glabrescentis pliyliis erectis 

 nervo valido percursis a basi anguste lanceolata loiige subulato- 

 spinosis, infimis vix brevioribus,intimis subscariosis longe acuminatis 

 recurvis, flosculis roseis involucro longioribus '^ . C. Tmoleus Gri.seb. 

 Spic. et Orph. — Heldr. exs. non \)\w%i\. —C. armatm Buiss. et Heldr. 

 Diagn. Ser. I, 6, p. 104 (forma capitulis racemosis, foliis fere ad spiniis 

 ramosas reductis). 



Hab. in regione subalpin4 et alpina montium Taygetus et Malevo Laconia- 

 (Heldr! Orph!), monte Kyllene supra Trikala (Heldr! Orph!) et monte Clocos 

 Achaiae supra Katzica(Orph. Fl Gr. exs. 406! sub C. arniato . monte Diiphys 

 Eube» et Olympo Thessalo (Heldr I), Parna.sso (Heldr. ! Orph !j, Macedoiiia in 

 monte Athone (Friv!) et Scardo (Griseb!). 



Sesquipedalis vel bipedalis, insignis foliis praiscrtin) sup'iioribus pareii- 

 chymate fere destitutis longe spiiiosis; C Tinolev.s alfmis hahot spinas brf- 

 viores et phylla involucri incurvo-patula nec erecto. 



* * Biennes 



4. C. nutans (L. Sp. 1150) parce anineosus, canle olalo ranniso 



