THE TASMANIAN FLOBA. 85 



contracted above. Paippus of numerons slender or barbellate bristles. Small, 

 ratber rigid herbs. 

 Limited to Australia. 



Bracts narrow, acute, oiliate ... ... ... ... \. L. 



Bracts narrow, acute, glandular ... ... ... ... -2. i. elongatus. 



Bracts broad, with spreading tips .. . ... ... ... 3. L. nitidulus. 



1. L. SQUAMATUS, Less. Decumbent and ascending. Leaves numerous, linear 

 to lanceolate, white beneath, acute, ^-1 inch long. Flower f inch, solitary, on a 

 long terminal peduncle, bearing few small bracts. Bracts narrow, acute, ciliated, 

 closely imbricating. 



Very common ; also Southern and Eastern Australia. Fl. spring and summer. 



2. L. ELONGATTJS, D. G. Erect, or nearly so, 6-12 inches. Leaves lanceolate,, 

 obtuse or acute, mostly 1 inch, gradually reduced up the stem. Flower terminal, 

 |-1 inch diameter. Bracts numerous, acute, glandular towards the tip, rather 

 narrow below, outer ones thin and transparent. 



Macquarie River ; also throughout extra-tropical Australia. Fl. Dec. 



3. L. NiTiDULtrs, -D. C. Decumbent, the branches ascending and pubescent. 

 LeayeOas in £i. elongatus. Flowers j-f inch. Bracts with broad, spreading, 

 brown tips. L. linearis, Less. 



Very common, mostly in stony places ; in Southern Tasmania, George's Bay, 

 Remine, &c. ; also in Victoria and New South Wales. Fl. spring and sammer. 



21. HELIPTERUM. 



Bracts unequal, in several rows, scarious, often spreading and petaloid. 

 Florets numerous, tubular, shorter than the involucre. Pappus of slender or 

 flattened plumose bristles. Flower-heads solitary. 



Confined to Australia and South Africa. 



Separated from Selichrysum on the character of the pappus bristles. 



Stems erect, smooth, hairless ... ... ... ... 1. S. anthemoideg. 



Stems erect, woolly- white ... ... ... ... 2. M. incanwm.. 



Plant minute, tufted ... ... ... ... ... 3. S. exiguwn. 



1. H. ANTHEMOIDES, D. C. Stems numerons, simple, slender, erect, from a 

 perennial root-stock, hairless, often 1 foot high. Leaves linear, smooth, often 

 rough, mostly \ inch long. Flowers white, or outer bracts pale brown, f-1 inch 

 diameter. Bracts scarious. Achenes densely silky hairy. Pappus bristles 

 15-20. 



Common in many parts ; also throughout Eastern and Southern Australia, 

 Fl. Jan.-Feb. 



2. H. INCANOM, D. C. Stems simple, many together, from a perennial base, 

 6-12 inches high, together with the leaves woolly white. Leaves linear to 

 nearly oblong, mostly at the base of the stems, and 2-4 inches long ; stem-leaves 

 few, small, and bract-like. Flowers often 1| inch diameter. Inner bracts pure 

 white, outer ones pink, brown, or yellow, scarious, and somewhat woolly. 

 Achenes glabrous. Pappus of 10-20 bristles. 



Chiefly in the northern part of the Island, Brighton. It occurs throughout 

 Eastern and Southern Australia. Fl. Dec-Jan. 



3. H BXIGUUM, F. V. M. Very small, simple or branched from the base, |-1 

 inch high. Leaves filiform, 1-2 lines long. Flowers solitary, terminal, sessile, 

 1-2 lines diameter. Bracts few, broad, white or straw. Florets fairly 

 numerous. 



Summit of Domain (Hobart), Brady's Look-out. Probably on many hills, but 

 overlooked; also extra-ti-opical Australia. Fl. Nov. 



