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Compositae. 
— Heads distinctly smaller; peduncles slender, not or little 
thickened. Ls sinuate-dentate or runcinate.—Alp. and 
subalp., also lower; eastern Switz., Irchel, Schaffh., Tess.7 
alpestris Tausch. 1849. 
12 9). Stem 30—90 cm, bearing 1—many heads . . 13 
— Stem 2—10 cm, l-headed, or div. into several l-headed 
branches ......... 15 
13. Pappus (as in Hieracium) of a dirty white, rather stiff, 
brittle. Achenes with 10 ribs. Peduncles and invols with 
abundant black, glandiferous hairs. Stem bearing several 
heads, glabr. like the ls. Caul, ls with cordate or sagittate 
base —Ditches, meadows and damp woods; distrib. 5 
paludosa Monch. 1350. 
— Pappus pure white, flexible. Achenes with 20 ribs 14 
14. Stem bearing several or many heads; heads of medium 
size. FIs golden-yellow. Ls entire or indistinctly toothed, 
the caul, not numerous, with rounded or faintly cordate 
base, the lower ones often contracted above the base. 
—Yar.: Stem and ls hairy (v. mollis) or glabr. (v. glabra). 
—Jura (from Reculet to Passwang); rare in the Alp. 
(A). 6.succisifolia Tausch. 1351. 
— Stem bearing 1—5 heads; heads large. FIs light yellow. 
Ls sinuate-dentate, the caul, more numerous than in 
the last,'the lower ones gen. already withered at the 
time of flowering, the others with cordate or sagittate 
base.—Alp., subalp. and Jura. 6 . blattarioides Vill. 1352. 
15 (12). Ls all petioled, oval or cordate-oval, with lyrate- 
dentate petiole, often reddish underneath. Stem 5—15 cm, 
prostrate, bearing 1 or few heads, the invol. and tops of 
peduncles gray-flaky.—High Alp.; G. W. V. 7 
pygmsea L. 1353. 
— Caul, ls sessile or slightly petioled, but never oval 16 
16. Ls entire or slightly toothed. Stem only 3—5 cm, 1- 
headed, with 1—2 ls. Invol. very villous FIs golden- 
yellow.—Alp., very rare; G\ W. (Sampuoir, Fimberpass, 
Flimserstein, Zermatt, Bagnethal). 7 jubata Koch. 1354. 
— . Caul, ls pinnatifid ....... 17 
17. Stem 3—5 cm, l-headed, thickened at the top. Ls lyrate- 
or runcinate-pinnatifid, the numerous caul, ls diminish¬ 
ing little in size towards the top, almost enveloping 
the large head.—High Alp., principally in eastern Switz. 7 
hyoseridifolia Tausch. 1355. 
— Stem 7—15 cm, l-headed, or div. into a few l-headed 
branches, with 2—3 ls, having almost the same thick¬ 
ness above as below. Caul, ls pinnatifid or -partite, with 
lobes almost linear, often curved. C. chondrilloides and 
rhsetica Frol.—Alp.; GK 7 . Jacquini Tausch. 1356. 
OBS. Hybrids: C.alpest>is-bl<ittarioides; C. alpestris-grandiflora (C.longi* 
folia Heer); C. blattarioides-grandifiora; C. hyoseridifolia-Jacquini (C. hybrida 
Kern.). 
