730 Obdbb 154.— ERICAULONACBuE. 



P. flavidulus Kunth. Acaulesoent, turfy; scapes numerous, filiform, 5-ribbed 

 and furrowed, finely puberulent ; Ivs. linear-setaceous, many times shorter than 

 the scapes; head globular; bracts of the involucre oblong, obtuse, straw-oolored, 

 dry; fls. not fringed. — ^Wet, sandy barrens, Va. to Fla. Sts. 6 to &' high, lv8. 1 

 to 2'. Heads 3" diam. with a straw-colored invol. and silvery white perianths. 

 Apr. — Jn. (Eriocaulon Mx.) 



3. LACHNOCAU'LON, Kunth. (Gr. Xdxvog, wool, KavXog, stem.) 

 Flowers and infloresoence as in Eriocaulon ; $ calyx 3-sepaled ; corolla 

 ; stamens 3 ; anthers 1-celled, filament united below ; $ calyx 3- 

 sepaled ; corolla reduced to a tuft of hairs surrounding the 3-seeded 

 ovary. — Habit of Eriocaulon. 



L. Miohaiixii Kunth. Wet, sandy plains, Ta. to Fla. Scapes 1 to 5' high, 

 numerous, 5-ribbed, filiform, clothed with thin, spreading, woolly hairs. Lvs. 

 linear-subulate, about 1' long, tufted. Head very small (1" diam.), globular, 

 greenish-white. Apr., May. (Eriocaulon villosum Mx.) 



