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1. G. MicRocEPHaLUM Nutt. Bristles of 
pappus not united at their base into a ring; 
involucre mainly scarious, decidedly imbri- 
cate; leaves but slightly decurrent; white- 
woolly; involucre turbinate——2. Contra 
Costa. 
2. G. Sprencenm Hook. & Arn. Bristles 
of pappus not united at their base into a ring; 
involucre mainly scarious, decidedly imbri- 
cate; leaves but slightly decurrent, white- 
woolly; involucre hemispherical.—@. Com- 
mon. Summer. 
3. G. DECURRENS Ives. Bristles of pappus 
not united at their base into a ring; involucre 
mainly scarious, decidedly imbricate; leaves 
decidedly decurrent, glandular, white-woolly 
only underneath; involucre companulate. 
Smell of the plant like liquorice.—@©. Sand- 
hills. San Francisco. Summer. 
4. G. RAaMosissimuM Nutt. Bristles of 
pappus not united at their base into a ring; 
involucre mainly scarious, decidedly” imbri- 
cate; leaves decidedly decurrent, linear, invo- 
lucre turbinate. Smell of the plant like liquor- 
ice.—@©. Sand dunes. Saucelito. Summer. 
5. G. patustre Nutt. Bristles of pappus 
not united at their base in a ring; scales of in- 
volucre woolly, only scarious at their tips, all 
nearly of the samelength.— ©. Moist grounds. 
Common. Summer. 
