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rate: leaves linear, connate to connate-vaginate, the lower ones breaking 
away, typically opposite, but this character becomes inconspicuous by the 
presence of numerous leaves whorled in the axils of the opposite ones, 
entire, from 2 cm. to 10 cm. long, and from .1 to .4 cm. wide: inflores- 
cence irregular, consisting of small louse glomerules or larger compact 
aggregations ; involucral bracts equal, enclosing 3 to 8 flowers, usually 
one ligulate; outside bracts small; ligule of 9 oval, almost equalling the 
long slender tube: achenes about equal, 2 somewhat stouter than §.— 
Lag. Gen. et Sp. Nov. 33, n. 40 (1816). F. maritima, HBK. Nov. 
Gen. et Sp. iv. 285. F. tenuifolia, Nutt. in Journ. Acad. Phil. nN. s. 
vii. 81. Selloa nudata, Nutt. in Am. Journ. Sc. v. 300 (1822). Gym- 
nosperma nudata, DC. Prod. v. 312.— Forma: Biscayne Bay, 
Palmer, 292, 1874 (hb. Gr., hb. U. S.) ; Miami, Garber, May, 1877 (hb. 
Gr., hb. U. S.) ; New Found Harbor Key, Pollard, Collins, and Morris, 
79, Mar. 1898 (hb. U. S.); No Name Key, J. H. Simpson, 185, May, 
1891 (hb. U. S.); Key West, Blodgett (hb. Gr.). CuBa: Toscano sea- 
shore, Wright, 2859, 1860-64 (hb. Engel., hb. U. S., hb. Gr.) ; Mariel, 
Province of Pinar del Rio among coral rocks near sea, Wm. Palmer and 
J. H. Riley, 713, May, 1900, and 811, June, 1900 (hb. U.S.). Bananas: 
Red Bays, Andros, John I and Alice R. Northrop, 462, Apr. 1900 (hb. 
Gr.). Mexico: Galeotti, 23 (hb. Gr.). Yucatan: G. F. Gaumer 
1141 (hb. Gr.) ; Holbox Is., Bay of Honduras, Gaumer, 1886 (hb. Gr.) 
Var. latifolia, nov. var. Stem herbaceous, erect, greenish or rubes- 
cent, slender, striate, glabrate; lower internodes not conspicuously 
shorter than the upper ones: leaves opposite, linear to lanceolate, con- 
spicuously narrowed above the expanded connate base; whorls of leaves 
inconspicuous ; leaves entire or denticulate, 2.5 cm. to 10.5 em. long, 
nd .4 em. to 3 cm. wide: heads gathered in rather small glomerules 
which are arranged in an open quite regular corymb; heads similar to 
type of the species. Although this variety is very distinct in habit from 
the type of the species, there are intermediate and dubious forms. — 
Fioripa: shore of Lake Worth near Palm Beach, Curtiss, 5524, Aug. 
1895 (hb. M. B. G., hb. U. S); Key West, fees ee Sneed’s Is., 
Tracy, 6356, Sept. 1899 (hb. Gr., hb. U. S., B. G); shore of 
Indian River, Curtiss, 1504 (hb. Gr., hb. M. - 9 Titusville, Brew- 
ard Co., G. V. Nash, 2301, Jul.—Aug. 1895 (hb. M. B. G., hb. U. S., 
hb. Gr.), Yucatan: Cozumel Is., Gawmer, Aug. 1885 (hb. Gr.). 
8.6. Stem branching copiously. 
ee RAMOSISSIMA, Klatt. Stem purplish, terete, striate, glabrate, — 
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