594 coMPOsiT^. Phceopappus. 



Sect. I. Gheirolepis. — Pappus plumosus. 



§ 1. Eucheirolepidei. 



1. P. drabifolius (Sibth. et Sm. Fl. Grac. X, p. 7, tab. 910 

 sub Centaiired) araneoso-canescens, rhizomate indurato cespitose plu- 

 ricauli, caulibus pumilis tota longitudine foliosis monocephalis, foliis 

 radicalibus oblongo-spathulalis breviter petiolatis obtusis, caulinis 

 sessilibus lineari-lanceolatis acutis omnibus sinuato vel pinnatiQdo- 

 dentatis, summis diminutis integris, capitulis ovato-conicis majuscu- 

 lis, iuvolucri phyllis tomentellis tandem glabratis appendice palmatim 

 in 5-7 spinulas partita patulo-subreflexa in intermediis phyllo sequi- 

 longa superatis, spina terminali caeteris saepius !2-3-pIo Iongiore,flos- 

 culis flavis non radiantibus. pappo albo achenio duplo longiore ^:^ , 

 Cheir. drabifolia ' hoiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 10, p. 107. — Chartolepis 

 drabifolia Fenzl in Tchih. II, p. 329. 



Hab. in regione aljiina Olympi Bithyni (Sibth! Auch. 3178! Boiss! Glem!), 

 monte Bulghasdagh Phrygice (Bal !). 



Caules 2-3-pollicares rarius longiores, folia inferiora pollicem longa apice 

 2-3 lineas lata. 



2. P. Libanoticus (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 10, p. 107 sub Chei- 

 rolepide) scabridus pallide virens, rhizomate indurato cespitoso pluri- 

 cipiti, caulibus puniilis foliosis monocephalis, foliis linearibus sinuato- 

 pinnatilobatis inferioribus in petiolum attenuatis cteteris sessilibus, 

 capitulis oblongo-conicis majusculis, involucri phyllis glabris flavidis 

 appendice patula breviter triangulari utrinque 3-4-ciliata in spinam 

 tenuem phyllo subbreviorem abeunti superatis, llosculis luteis noii 

 radiantibus, pappo albo achenio duplo longiore ^. Chartolepis drabce- 

 folia var. Libanotica Fenzl loc. cit. p. 329. 



Hab. in regione alpinu Libani supra Cedros (Boissl Bll), inter Dimam et 

 Yamouny (Bl!), in cacumine Hermonis (Boiss!). 



Affinis P. drabifolio dilYert appendice in cilia brevia tenuia nec in spinulas 

 subpinnatim fimbriat;l nec pahnatim partita. 



3. P. Gappadocicus (d.c. Prodr. VI, p. 595 sub Centaured) 

 asperulus pallide virens, rhizomate indurato cespitose pluricipiti, 

 caulibus ascendentibus pumilis foliosis monocephalis, foliis anguste 

 lineari-oblongis et linearibus integerrimis acutis inferioribus subpe- 

 tiolatis, capitulis oblongo-conicis majusculis, involucri phyllis glabris 

 appendice erectopatula breviter triangulari subpinnatim 5-7-spinu- 

 losa superatis, spinii terminali 3-4-pIo longiore et validiore, flosculis 

 luteis, pappo albo achenio duplo longiore ^. Cheir. Cappadocica 

 Boiss. loc. cit. p. 107. — Chartolepis Cappadocica Fenzl loc. cit. 



