292 Carduaceae 







stem-leaves narrow or scale-like. Flowers 

 solitary at the top of the nearly leafless hairy 

 stem; involucre \ of an inch high and nearly 

 J an inch in diameter, outer bracts shorter 

 and spreading; rays 40-60, white, purple or 

 violet, from J to nearly \ an inch long. 



On dry rocks throughout the Rockies up 

 to 6000 feet elevation or above, flowering 

 during June or July. 



Erigeron multifidus discoideus (A. Gray.) 

 Rydb., differing from the species in the en- 

 tire absence of ray flowers and smaller heads, 

 and Erigeron multifidus nudus Rydb., differ- 

 ing from the species in being almost en- 

 tirely smooth except a few hairs on the 

 petioles and involucral bracts, are found 

 in similar localities throughout the Rockies, 

 often growing with the species and frequent- 

 ly much more abundant. 



Erigeron Ashy-hairy, 3-6 inches high 



from a tufted caudex. Leaves 

 Greene 

 Golden ovate, spatulate or roundish, 



Fleabane. 2 an inch or more long, con- 



