286 Carduaceae 



Stems numerous from a woody 

 his id rootstock, rough-hairy through- 



(Hook.) ou ^ spreading, 6-12 inches long. 



Nutt. Leaves spatulate to oblong, en- 



Hispid tire, spreading, f-ij inches long, 



Golden 



obtuse at the apex, narrowed at 

 Aster. 



the base, often into petioles 

 half as long as the blade or more. Heads 

 very numerous, about J an inch broad; in- 

 volucre less than J an inch high, its bracts 

 lanceolate, rough-hairy; ray flowers bright 

 yellow, 1 of an inch or more long. 



In dry soil through the lower valleys 

 throughout the Rockies; flowering in mid- 

 summer. 



Solidago Stems smooth or somewhat hairy 

 multiradiata " above, slender, 6-15 inches high. 

 Ait. Leaves firm, smooth or nearly 



Northern ^ the bagal and lower oneg 



Goldenrod. 



spatulate or oblanceolate, en- 

 tire or sparingly serrate, obtuse, finely 

 reticulate- veined, 3-5 inches long, the upper 

 smaller and narrower, entire. Heads about 



