■80 THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 



Leaves entire or with few bold lobes or divisions. 

 Leaves entire. Flowers 2-3 lines diameter. Bracts 



broad, blunt 1. C.filifolia. 



Leaves entire or coarsely lobed. Flowers 3-6 lines 



diameter. Bracts oblong 2. C. coronopifolm. 



Leaves mncli divided. 



Receptacle flat or nearly so. 



Small, slender, and softly bairy 3. C. australis. 



Small, stout, and smooth 4. C. alpina. 



Receptacle conical. 



Bracts short, very broad and blunt 5. O. reptans. 



Bracts ovate 6. C. filicula. 



1. C. FiLiFOLiA, D. C. A small, depressed, almost glabrous annual. Stems 

 ■ascending, never exceeding a few inches. Leaves filiform, entire, stem-claspiug 

 at the base, seldom exceeding 1 inch. Flowers on long slender stalks, under 

 \ inch diameter. Bracts few, broad, blunt. 



Bass Straits. Throughout Southern Australia. Fl. Oct.-Jan. 



2. C. CORONOPIFOLIA, D. C. A creeping or ascending perennial of variable 

 habit. Leaves entire to coarsely segmented, linear to oblong, 1-3 inches long, 

 stem-clasping. Flowers on long stalks, j-| inch diameter. Bracts narrow, 

 oblong. Florets very numerous, each on a short stalk, the outer row without 

 corollas, but with transparent wings, the inner florets with small, tubular, 

 4-toothed corollas. 



Abundant in wet situations. Its distribution extends to the wh6le of the 

 southern temperate region, and part of Europe. Fl. spring and summer. 



Var. integrifolia. A veiy small plant, with entire linear leaves, but differ- 

 ing in no essential detail from the type. Is often referred to as a 

 species. George Town, near Hobart, &c. 



3. C. AUSTRALIS, Hooh. A small, slender, tufted, and creeping perennial, 

 slightly clothed with long delicate hairs. Leaves pinnately divided, the 

 divisions usually segmented, mostly |-1 inch long. Flowers | inch across or 

 smaller, on long slender stalks. Bracts oblong, with a distinct midrib and 

 scarious margin. Outer florets without corollas, and on stalks about as long as 

 themselves, inner florets on shorter stalks. Achenes glandular down the centre 

 of each surface. 



Very common about Hobart, in numerous situations. Throughout extra-tropical 

 Australia, and many parts of southern temperate regions. Fl. spring and 

 summer. 



4. C. ALPINA, Hook. A small but stout, tufted or creeping, glabrous perennial. 

 Leaves pinnately divided, segments entire and oblong, or again divided. 

 Flowers J inch diameter, on short thick stalks. Bracts ovate-oblong. Outer 

 florets without corollas. Achenes not stalked. 



Midlands, Marlborough, and Mount Field East. It has also been found in 

 Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. Fl. Dec. 



5. C. BEPTANS, Benth. A small creeping perennial, generally slightly hairy. 

 Leaves pinnately divided, the segments usually again divided into lanceolate 

 segments. Flowers 2-3 lines diameter, on long stalks. Bracts lew, short, broad, 

 almost orbicular. Outer florets with short, broad, 2 or 3 toothed corollas, 

 contracted at the orifice, with the style protruding. Achenes rather thick, broad, 

 and notched above. Inner florets with normal corollas, but abortive ovaries. 

 Leptinella intricata, Hook. 



Veiy common in marshes. Common to South-Eastern Australia. Fl. Dec. 



Var. major. Larger and coarser, but not differing essentially. Leptinella 

 lonc/ipes, Hook. 



