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18. ANAPHALIS. An alteration of the Greek gnaphalion, a 
lock of wool. — Asia, chiefly in temperate and mountainous regions. 
Herbs, more or less densely covered with woolly or cottony 
tomentum ; stems erect, leafy. Leaves alternate, entire, stem- 
clasping, often lobed at the base. Heads discoid, small, clustered 
in terminal or axillary corymbs. Involucral bracts in many series, 
scarious, shining, the outermost short and woolly, the inner longer ; 
receptacle naked ; flowers numerous, white or pale yellow ; pappus 
free ; corolla of the outer flowers very slender, 2-4-toothed, of the 
inner slightly larger, 5-lobed. Achenes minute, oblong, glabrous. 
Involucral bracts acute, spreading in flower. 
Leaves narrowly lanceolate, ^-1 in. Heads 2-7 in a 
corymb . . . . . . . . 1. A. nubigena. 
Leaves broadly ovate, 2-4 in. Numerous heads in a 
corymb 2. A. triplinervis. 
Involucral bracts obtuse, erect in flower. 
Leaves lanceolate. 
Leaves thin ; lower surface cinnamon-red or grey . 3. A. cinnamomea. 
Leaves thick ; lower surface white . . . . 4. A. adnata. 
Leaves linear. 
Leaves lf-2 in. ; basal lobes long, decurrent . . 5. A. araneosa. 
Leaves |-1 in. ; basal lobes short . . . . 6. A. contorta. 
1. Anaphalis nubigena, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 279 wider 
var. intermedia. Stems tufted, slender, 6-12 in., unbranched. 
Leaves usually few and scattered, sometimes crowded towards 
the base of the stem, narrowly lanceolate or spathulate, ^-1 in., 
tipped with a small, black, naked point. Heads 2-7, \ in. diam., 
in a terminal corymb. Involucral bracts acute, spreading in flower. 
Theog, Huttoo ; July, August. — Alpine Himalaya, 9000-16,000 ft. 
*2. Anaphalis triplinervis, G. B. Clarke ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 281. 
Stems robust, 1-2 ft., usually unbranched, often flexuous. Leaves 
3-5-nerved, broadly ovate, 2-4 x 1-2 in., acute or obtuse, tipped 
with a small, black, naked point. Heads \ in. diam., numerous, 
in terminal corymbs. Involucral bracts acute, spreading in 
flower. 
Temperate Himalaya, 6000-10,000 ft. ; July, August.- — Abundant on the 
Jalowri Pass. 
3. Anaphalis cinnamomea, C. B. Clarke ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 281. 
Stems 1-2 ft. Leaves 1-3 -nerved, narrowly lanceolate, 2-5 x 1— £ 
in., acute, usually shortly lobed at the base ; upper surface dark 
green, lower cinnamon-red or grey-tomentose. Heads ^ in. diam., 
numerous, in terminal, compound corymbs. Involucral bracts 
broad, obtuse, erect in flower, spreading in fruit. (Fig. 77.) 
Simla, Shali ; September.— Temperate Himalaya, 5000-9000 ft. — E. Asia. 
