Plate 33. 
CHILIOTRICHUM DIFFUSUM. 
Family, CoMPOSiTiE :— Petals united. Corolla bearing the stamens. 
Florets in heads. Anthers united in a ring round the style. Ovary 
1-celled. Fruit 1-seeded. 
Genus, Chiliotrichum :— Shrubs. Leaves alternate, entire, narrow, 
•whitish and woolly on lower surface. Heads with long stalks, 
the ray florets white or purple. Involucral bracts campanulate, 
dry, margins scarious. Style branches flat. Pappus hairs in 
2 or 3 series, unequal in length. 
Chiliotrichum diffusum, {Forst.) Reiche. (" Fachima.") 
Plant attains a height of 5 ft. or more. Leaves oblong, 
margins revolute, entire, dark green, whitish and hairy below. 
Heads about in. in diameter, ray florets white, disc yellow. 
Flowers January and February. 
This plant is the tallest found in the Falkland Islands 
with the exception of Veronica elliptica. It has a curious 
aromatic scent, "Abundant in East and West Falklands, 
but needing shelter to be well developed, then often forming 
brushwood of a man's height. The brooks are often lined with 
a greyish-green border of Chiliotrichum" (Skottsberg). 
Description of plate :— 1, portion of plant ; 2, ray flower ; 3, disc 
flower; 4, stamens; 5, pollen; 6, stigma; 7, fruit. All except 1 
enlarged. 
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