H. DAHLSTKirr, DM lIlliKACHS NONNULUS SCANDIN.WICLS 21 



Archieracia. 



Hieracium alpinum L. ■eximiiforme n. subsp. 



Caulis 25 — 45 cm. alUis (cult. altior) crassus et sat rigidiis strictus v. 

 siibflexuosiis 2 — 5-foIius, inferiore parte longe et dense v. densiuscule, superne 

 dcnsiuscule pilosus, basi sparsim — densiuscule stellatus, apicem versus magis 

 magisque floccosus — tomentosus, apice laxe corymboso-paniculatus v. 2 — 3 cepha- 

 lus, ramis ± distantibus erecto-patentibus ex axillis foliorum superiorum (summo- 

 rum ssepe squamiformium) exeuntibus, monocephalis v. inferioribus 2 — 3-cephalis 

 acladioque 5 — 30 v. (pra;sertim in spec. cult.) s^epe 30 — go cm longo, i — 3- 

 squamifero, ± dense tomentosis pilis longis — longissimis albidis basi crassa nigra 

 densiusculis superne densis — confertis et glandulis nigris brevibus — mediocribus 

 inferne solitariis — raris medio raris — sparsis et sub involucris ± densiusculis 

 obtectis. Folia rosularia plurima ± dense congesta rosulis ssepe ex axillis in- 

 tcrmediarum sub anthesi evolutis, exteriora ± late spathulata — lingulata obtusa 

 integra v. rare et obtuse undulato-denticulata, intermedia ± oblongo-lingulata — 

 oblonga, obtusiuscula sparsim ( — sat crebre) et ± late et patenter denticulata — 

 dentata, intima ± late lanceolata — rhomboideo-lanceolata argutius dentata — denti- 

 culata; caidina nunc magis ad basin conferta nunc per caulem jequaliter dispersa 

 sjepe internodiis longiora (prsesertim infima), sensim decrescentia v. apice ab- 

 rupte in bracteas foliaceas abeuntia ± oblongo-lingulata, oblonga v. lanceolata 

 sjepe subrhomboidea, subintegra — denticulata v. dentibus obtusis undulata, medio 

 SEepe dentibus 2 — 3 longioribus et + acutis patentibus instructa et eo magis 

 conspicue rhomboidea, obtusiuscula — breviter acuta; /ö/m rf^i'/z/rtn« in petiolum 

 alatum longe et sensim decurrentia; caiilina basi cuneata anguste sessilia v. media 

 basi angusta subamplectentia; omnia ± prasino-viridia undique densiuscule — dense 

 (prfesertim in costa) et longe, in petiolis et in nervo dorsali longissime, pilosa, margini- 

 bus ± dense et longe ciliata, subtus rare — sparsim in nervo dorsali densiuscule floc- 

 cosa. Involucra sat magna — magna crassa sed sat elongata nigro-canescentia 

 basi ± rotundata — ovata in pedicello apice ssepe valde incrassato squamulifero ± 

 abeunte. Squaiiue e basi ± lata in apicem ± obtusiusculum — acutum longum 

 obscurum sensim v. cito attenuatas, exteriores x laxse, extimse i — 2 .ssepe virides 

 foliaceae in squamulas pcdicelli abeuntes, exteriores fere totse, interiores dorso 

 nigra;, marginibus ± virides, pilis longis canescentibus basi nigris dense — den- 

 sissime sericeovillosEe glandulis brevibus sparsis — raris inter pilos occultis et 

 vulgo inconspicuis obsita; + dense microglandulosa; et dorso rare — sparsim 

 stellatse. Calathidiimi ± obscure luteum magnum ± radians. Lignhe latte apice 

 breviter ciliolatfe v. subglabrse. Stylus fuligineo-virescens fuscohispidulus, siccus 

 sat obscurus, stigmatibus intus dilutioribus. 



En mycket vacker form, tillhörande en af de ännu föga utredda men in- 

 tressanta mellanserierna af mörkstiftiga former mellan hufvudformen af H. alpi- 

 Hum L. eller snarare dess varietet miiiusciiluin Norrl. och H. pcrsonatuni Fr. samt 



