74 THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 



vii. Flowers solitary, axillary... 



Flowers solitary, terminal, on very long stalks 

 Flowers not so disposed ... 

 viii. Leaves stiff, pnngent 



Leaves filiform, terete ... ... ... ;,.. 



Leaves with very recurved margins, stiff, blunt. . 

 Margins slightly recurved, glutino^is 

 ix. Leaves 2-4 lines ... 



Leaves minute 

 X. Lower surface of leaves woolly ... 

 Lower surface hairless 



Leaves linear, 1 line long. Outer florets 2-.3 ... 

 Leaves oblong, | line. Outer florets 6-10 



1. 0. viscosA, Bentk. Shrub, of few feet in height. Leaves opposite, oblong, 

 narrowed at both ends, margin plain, silvery-white beneath, about 2-3 inches 

 long. Flowers small, numerous, in corymbs. Florets few, usually 2 only strap- 

 shaped. Achenes smooth or slightly hairy. Aster viscosus, Lab. ; Ewyhia 

 viscosa, Hook. 



Very common in many situations, especially in the soath. It occurs also in 

 Victoria. Fl. Jan. 



2. 0. ARGOPHYLLA, F. V. M. A Small tree, of 20-30 feet. Leaves alternate, 

 oblong, pointed, 3-5 inches long, margin usually slightly denticulated, the upper 

 surface indented by the veins, the under surface silvery- white. Flowers small, 

 numerous, in corymbs. Florets not numerous, usually about 5 strap-shaped. 

 Achenes slightly hairy. Aster argophyllus, F. v. M. ; Eurybia argophylla, Hook. 



Very common in damp forests. Found also in New South Wales and Victoria. 

 Fl. Nov.-Deo. 



3. 0. MYBSINOIDES, F. V. M. A shrub, seldom exceeding 2 feet in height. 

 Leaves alternate, oblong, denticulate, mostly \-l inch long, smooth, shining, and 

 coarsely reticulate above, silvery-white beneath. Flowers few together, in leafy 

 panicles. Florets variable in number but never very numerous ; ray-florets 

 usually 5 or under. Achenes smooth. Aster myrsinoides, F. v. M. ; Euryhia 

 myrsinoides, Hook. 



Very common on hills. Found also in Victoria, South Australia, and New 

 South Wales. Fl. Jan. 



Var. erubescms, F. v. M. Leaves 1-2 inches long, and flowers larger than 

 in the type. E. erubescens, Hook. Common, especially in the south. 



4. O. PERSOONioiDES, Benth. A shrub of 3-5 feet. Leaves oblong or obovate, 

 very obtuse, margin plain, narrowed towards the base, |-1| inch long, smooth 

 above, silvery-white beneath. Flowers numerous, in leafy panicles. Ray-florets 

 mostly 7 or 8, but often fewer. Achenes hairy. Euryhia persoonioides, Hook. 



Common in most mountainous districts ; rather variable. Fl. Jan. 



Yai-.lanceolata. Leaves lanceolate, about 2 inches, almost acute. Achenes 



smooth. 

 Vai'. alpina. Flower-heads somewhat larger. Achenes smooth. Leaves 



brownish beneath. Eurybia alpina, Hook. 



5. 0. OBCOKDATA, Benth. A small shrub, seldom exceeding 3 feet. Leaves 

 alternate, usually wedge-shaped, ending in .3 or 5 teeth, or obcordate, the upper 

 surface smooth but often pale, the lower silvery- white. Flowers solitary, on 

 stalks in the axils of the leaves. Florets not numerous, those of the ray usually 

 5 or 6, but often fewer. Achenes smooth. Aster obcordatus, F. v. M. ; Eurybia 

 obcordata, Hook. 



On the summit of most mountains. Fl. Jan.-Feb, 



