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caule gracili farcto stricto; foliis infimis in petiolum 

 brevem basi vaginantem attenuatis, ceteris semiam- 

 plexicaulibus , omnibns linearilanceolatis v. -oblongis 

 acute sensim acuminatis reverse -denticulatis, summis 

 capitula fulcientibus apice violaceis; capitulis 1 — 6 co- 

 rymbosis folio longius pedunculatis pedunculis strictis 

 gracilibus; involucre oblonge fere pollicem longo ni- 

 grescente parce pilose phyllis sub-5-seriatis obtusis 

 extimis 4-lo brevioribus ovatis intimis linearibus; co- 

 rollae fuscescentis limbo quam tubus breviore pappum 

 excedente; pappi setis plumosis paucis, scabris pluri- 

 rais; receptaculo longe paleaceo. 



Kansu occidentali: pratis alpinis frequens et gre- 

 garia (Przewalski, 1872, 1880). 



Appropinquat nonnihil 8. phaeanthae etiam ob folia 

 floralia apice colorata. sed capitula majora longe pe- 

 dunculata et involucrum distinctissima , posterius po- 

 tius illi 8. serratae vel 8, elongatae simile. Inflorescen- 

 tia tarnen et pubes diversae. 



S. Q\2iSchan\c^{Corymhferae). Palmaris simplex, caule 

 gracili tomentoso foliate, foliis subtus albotomentosis 

 breviter alatopetiolatis ellipticis acuminatis, superio- 

 ribus sessilibus lanceolatis, omnibus mucronato-den- 

 tatis, capitula 1 — 3 glomerata brevissime crasse pe- 

 dunculata subtendentibus subulatis integris peduncu- 

 lisque dense tomentosis; involucre % PoU. longo tur- 

 binatocylindrico villoso phyllis 4 — 5-seriatis exterio- 

 ribus ovatolan Ceolat is quam interiora linearia 3 — 4-lo 

 brevioribus praeter intima recta acumine subulate fo- 

 liacée réflexe terminatis; tube corollae limbum supe- 

 rante pappo biseriato breviore; caudis antherarum 



