i6 THE FLORA OF THE ALPS 



or racemes, the lowermost on long stalks, stem 3-6 in., 

 leaves triply 3-partite, with silky adpressed hairs; fre- 

 quent. A.glacialis, L. ; capitules 30-40-flowered, corym- 

 bose, sessile, golden-yellow; very high, rare; Switzer- 

 land (Zermatt, Simplon), Dauphiny, Pyrenees, Piedmont. 

 A. nitida, Bert, (lanata, YJach, pedetnontana, Balb.); stem 

 6-12 in., capitules nodding, forming a long leafy raceme, 

 leaves covered with a white wool ; Southern Tirol, Pied- 

 mont, Lombardy, rare. 



B. Capitules nearly globular; receptacle glabrous; 

 disk- flowers bisexual and fertile: — A. spicata, Wulf. ; 

 caespitose, tomentose, stem 3-6 in., ending in a simple 

 raceme, stem-leaves inciso-serrate ; very high, rare; 

 Alps, Carpathians, Dauphiny, Pyrenees. A. tanacetifolia, 

 All.; capitules glabrous, nodding, stem 6-18 in., often 

 branched below, leaf-segments mucronate; Carniola, 

 rare. A. nana, Gaud.; stem 4-6 in., generally simple, 

 capitules small, unilateral, leaf-segments narrowly lanceo- 

 late; rare, Valais, Tirol, Dauphiny. A. norica, Leyb. ; 

 capitules large, not unilateral, spike leafy, leaves auricled 

 at the base, leaf-segments broadly lanceolate ; Tirol, very 

 high, rare (Gross-Glockner, Gross- Venediger). A. pon- 

 tica, L.; stem i J-2 ft., branched, capitules grey, tomentose, 

 forming a panicle ; Styria. A. insipida, Vill. ; stem 12-16 

 in., silky-white, capitules unilateral, panicled, leaves bi- 

 pinnate, with linear segments, mucronate; high, Dauphiny. 

 A. Villarsii, G. and G. ; caespitose, stem 4-12 in., silky- 

 white, capitules nodding, corolla hairy, leaves silky-white ; 

 high ; Dauphiny, Pyrenees. A. atrata, Lam. ; stem 8-12 

 in., leaves glabrous, stalked, dotted, corolla velvety; 

 Dauphiny, Piedmont, Carniola. A. chamcemelifolia, 

 Vill.; aromatic, stem 12-30 in., corolla glabrous, leaves 



