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Pleurophyllum 



speciosum 



{TJic Handsome PJcuro- 

 phylliim). 



Leaves all i-adical, C, in.- 

 18 in. long, 6 m. - 10 in. 

 broad, usually flat upon 

 the ground, forming a large 

 rosette, bristly above, woolh- 

 below. Flower stems with 

 several leafy bracts. Heads 

 8-20, ljin.-2jin. across. 

 Ray-florets purplish-white, 

 handsome. Achenes covered 

 with stiff hairs, all lying in 

 one direction . Pappus- 

 hairs not thickened up- 

 wards. Auckland and 

 Campbelllslands. PI. Dec. - 

 Jan. 



Pleupophyllum 



cpinifepum 



(T]ie Hairy Pleuro- 



pJiyUmn). 



Radical leaves, 1ft. -4 ft. 

 long, 4 in. - 12 in. broad, 

 entire, with long sheathing 

 petioles, white beneath, 

 slightly rough above. 

 Nerves 7-15 ; margins with 

 a few distant teeth . Scapes 

 2 ft. - 6 ft. high, grooved. 

 Stem-leaves sessile, white. 

 Heads 15-30. Ray-florets 

 inconspicuous. Achenes as 

 in P. speciosum. Pappus- 

 hairs slightly thickened up- 

 wards. Antipodes Islands. 

 Auckland and Campbell 

 Lslands. Fl. Dec. -Jan. 



The Auckland Islands 

 contain a magnificent 

 assemblage of herI)aceous 



Fig. 143. Pleiu-oplij'lluni speciosum. 



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