Onopordon. coMPOsiXiE. 561 



abeuntia. — O. floccosum Boiss. Diagn. Ser. 1, 10, p. 1»2 et 0. Libanoticum Boiss 

 et BI. Diagn. Ser. n, 3, p. 48 



Hab. in Syria littorali ad Tripoli (BII), ad Eden (Boiss! Bll), ad Hasrun (Bll), 

 in monte Garbi Antilibani (Ky. 566!). 



y. Cardunculus. — Involucri phylla abbreviata in spinulam brevem 

 tenuem abrupto. abeuntia, infima tantum breviter reflexa. — 0. Car- 

 duncnlus Boiss Mss. 



Hab. in Tauro Gataonico (Haussk I). 



Ar. Geogr. Lusitania, Hispania, Gallia australis, Italia, Dalmatia. 



6. O. myriacanthum (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. II, 6, p. i 14) adpresse 

 araneoso-canum, caule elalo superne ramoso ut et rami alis pluribus 

 angustissimis lobulatis tenuiter flavido-spinosissimis marginato, foliis 

 omnibus anguste lanceolatis in lacinias lanceolatas margine et apice 

 ^rebre et tenuiter flavido-spinosas pinnatipartitis, caulinis valde dimi- 

 nutis decurrentibus, capitulis magnis depresse globosis basi truncatis, 

 involucri phyllis glabris lanceolatis ab externis recurvo-reflexis ad 

 intima erecto-palentia flosculos aequantia auctis, flosculis glabris, ache- 

 niis obtuse quadrialatis inter costas longitudinaliter striatis, pappo 

 aclienio duplo longiore (T). 



Hab. in regione montana montis Malevo Laconiae 3300' (Orph. Fl. Gr. exs. 

 55! sub elongato), Parna.ssi inter Rachova et Gourna (Heldr!), montis Dir- 

 phys Eubeae a pago Steni ad 40lX)' (Heldrl). 



Planta foliis angustissimis profunde divisis tenuiter et flavide spinosissimis 

 Carduum carlinoidem referens, characteribus affinis O.Illyrico a quo foliorum 

 formil atque divisione et phyllis longius spinosis differt; an tamen hujus varie- 

 tas subalpina ? 



7. O. bracteatum (Boiss. et Heldr. Diagn. Ser. I, 10, p. 21) 

 adpresse tomentosum niveum, caule elato superne breviter ramoso 

 ut et raini alis pluribus angustis lobulatis creberrime et tenuissime 

 flavo-spinosis marginato, foliis inferioribus oblongo-lanceolalis bre- 

 viter lobato-spinosis, caulinis valde diminutis decurrentibus, supremis 

 numerosis basin involucri arcte bracteantibus eoque brevioribus, 

 capitulis magnis globosis basi truncatis, involucri glabri phyllis late 

 lanceolatis ab externis longe recurvo-reflexis ad intima erecta floscu- 

 los sequanlia auctis, flosculis glabris, acheniis... ®. 



Hab. in saxosis Pisidise in parte inferiori montis Boudroun prope Aglansoun 

 (Heldrl). 



Affinis 0. myriacantho et quoque involucri characterib us 0. Illyrico uffine, 

 ab utroaue capitulis confertis bracteis numerosis Ianceo'ati8 lobulaito-spinosis- 

 simis fulcratis distinctum. 



8. O. Sibthorpianum (Boiss. et Heldr. in PI. Graec. exs.) 

 adpresse plus minus cano-tomentosum vel griseum, caule simplici vel 

 ramoso ut et rami alis angustissimis crebre spinoso-lobatis ad spinas 

 interdum reductis marginato, foliis radicalibus oblongo-lanceolatis 



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