LAPPA. 
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stigmas and anthers exserted beyond the subulate hooked scales, 
w. or tinged with very pale bluish purple and contrasting 
brightly with the florets. Scales of inv. flattened and gr. be- 
low, triquetro-subulate and dull purple towards the hooked 
brown tip, all equally erecto-patent (not radiant) and the inner- 
most hooked or prehensile like the outer. Ach. 5-6 mill, long, 
2-3 broad, oblong or cuneate-oblong dark brown speckled with 
black, much compressed many-ribbed, a little rugose at the 
base. Pappus pale brown or tawny short bristly rough not 
half the length of ach. 
The whole pi. is somewhat viscous but scentless and only 
slightly bitter. A decoction of it is used for cutaneous com- 
plaints in lieu of Sarsaparilla. 
