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ALASSIO AND ITS FLORA 
of the pappus which resemble gray hair. 
Flowers from the middle of May till 
July. Some leaves remain attached to the 
plant all the winter. 
Coris monspeliensis (Linnaeus). 
(Nat. Ord. Primulaceae) 
Very small clumps about 2 decim. wide, 
lying on the ground at the base with small 
stems prostrate ascending, branching at 
their base, thin, woody, tough, in the ter- 
minal part being of a rose -garnet colour 
or greenish. 
Leaves linear, very numerous, sessile, 
coriaceous, from 1 to 1 centim. long, in- 
serted in the length of the young twigs, 
and curved the greater part downwards, 
the upper ones often marked with small 
sharp dentations. 
Flowers violet or bluish in a dense ter- 
minal raceme of 3-5 centim. long, by 1 
in diameter; bisexual and regular. The 
calyx is attached round the central axis 
