GENUS 14. THISTLE FAMILY. 373 
1. Chrysopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Ell. 
Grass-leaved Golden Aster. Fig. 4195. 
Inula graminifolia Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 122. 1803. 
bheweepsis graminifolia Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. 2: 334. 
1824, 
Slender, corymbosely branched above, very 
silvery-pubescent, 1°-3° high. Leaves linear, 
soft, grass-like, 3-5-nerved, shining, the basal 
ones 4’-12' long, 2''-5'’ wide, the upper much 
smaller, and the uppermost subulate and erect; 
heads several or numerous, about 2’ broad, soli- 
tary at the ends of the branches; involucre cam- 
panulate, its bracts glabrate; achenes linear- 
fusiform. 
- In dry soil, Delaware to Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, 
Arkansas, Texas and Mexico. Great Bahama Island. 
Silver-grass. Scurvy-grass. Silk-grass. Aug.—Oct. 
2. Chrysopsis falcata (Pursh) Ell. Sickle- 
leaved Golden Aster. Fig. 4196. 
Inula falcata Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 532. 1814. 
Chrysopsis falcata Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. 2: 336. 1824. 
Corymbosely branched above, rather stiff, 4’-12’ 
high, leafy to the top, very woolly-pubescent, at 
least when young, or becoming glabrate. Leaves 
linear, rigid, spreading, sometimes curved, 1-4’ 
long, 1”-3” wide, obscurely parallel-nerved; heads 
rather few, corymbose, 3-5” broad, terminating 
the branches; involucre campanulate, its bracts 
slightly pubescent; achenes linear. 
In sandy soil, eastern Massachusetts to New Jersey. 
Ground gold-flower. July—Aug. 
3. Chrysopsis gossypina 
(Michx.) Ell. Cottony Golden 
Aster. Fig. 4197. 
Erigeron pilosum Walt. Fl. Car. 206. 
1788. ‘\ 
Inula gossypina Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: «QW NN 
122, 1803. \ 
I. gossypina Nutt. Gen. 2: 150. 1818. 
Gs eda Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. 2: 337. 
1824. 
Chrysopsis pilosa Britton, Mem. Torr. 
Club 5: 316. 1894. Not Nutt. 
Stout, 1°-2° high, branched above, 
densely woolly-pubescent all over. 
Leaves spatulate or oblong, obtuse, 
the lower and basal ones 1-3’ long, 
3-5” wide, the uppermost much 
smaller; heads usually nearly 1’ 
broad, terminating the branches, 
bright yellow; involucre hemispheric, 
its bracts densely pubescent when 
young, becoming glabrate; achenes 
obovate. 
In pine-barrens, Virginia to Florida 
and Alabama. Autumn. 
