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Sub-Family 1. Tubuliflore. 
Flowers, at least of the disc, tubular. 
Tribe 1. AsTEROIDEA. 
Anthers without tails. Style branches of 
disc-flowers, flat, with an appendix. Leaves 
alternate. 
a. Parts of the pappus of definite number. 
1, Gutierrezia Lag. 
Superflua. Headsfew-flowered. Ray-flowers 
about 3, ligulate; dise-flowers about 5. Scales 
of the involucre coriaceous, imbricate, their 
tips green, relexed. Akenes terete. Pappus 
of about 9, paleaceous scales.— 2. >. Flowers 
yellow. 
1. G. Catirornica. Torr. & Gray. Suffru- 
tescent; leaves linear.—Dry river beds.— 
Sonoma. Livermore. Summer. 
2. Grindelia Willd. GuM-PLAN?, 
Superflua. /Equalis. Head w-flowered. Ray- 
flowers ligulate, l-seriate. Scales of the hem- 
ispherical involucre in several series, their 
green tips squarrose. Akenes compressed. 
Pappus aristate. 
Resinous herbs; flower buds before opening, 
bearing a drop of milky-looking resin.—2{. b. 
Flowers yellow. 
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