iiitese rr im is utrinque lanatis, pednncnlis solitariis terminalibus monocephalis, involneri squamis angnste
linearibus aoummatis post anthesin refiexis ex tu s lanatis, receptáculo plano papilloso, fioribus radii 3 - 4 -
serialibus foemineis an gustissimis 4-d en tatis, disci latioribus 6-dentatis hermaphroditis, antheris bicaudatis
caudibus fimbriatis, acheniis ob lon g is sericeis. (Gunn, 3 2 2 .) (Tab. L X I I . G.)
H a b . S ummit o f Mou n t Olympus, Gunn.— (FL Jan.)
A remarkable little plant, qnite unlike its Tasmanian congeners in habit, and more resembling some o f the
-Arctic and Alpine European tutted species o t the genus. I t has the habit of, and is similar in foliage to, Jtmulia
Tasmanica, but is smaller, and has a brmvn or buff-colom-ed, wooUj tomentum on the foUage and scape. The
capitula too are not sessile, hut peduncled, the involncral scales are very different, and the receptacle is broad and
almost plane.— S o i i j tnfled, short, much branched, creeping and ascending, densely leafy, 1 -3 Inches long. Leaves
about A inch long, spathulate, obtnse, spreadmg, equaUy woolly on hoth sm-faces. Fedmicle very short or i ¡„ch
long, slender, erect, densely woofiy. S e a d t about i inch long. Involucral ¡cales veiy numerous, in ahont three
rows, searious or ahnost membranoiis, very narrow-linear; the outer tomentose externally. AcJteniani oblong,
puhescent, silky upwards, terete. B a fjn a hairs few, slender, scabrid. (Named after my friend M. Planchón, wli!
has also exammed this plant, and who agrees with me in considering that, under the present limitations of the
genera o f Gnaphaiioid Ompomhe, this must he ranked under Gtiaphaliam itself, though, as before remarked, it
differs widely from its congeners.)— Plate LXII. C. Fig. 1, involucre ; 2, fiower o f circmnference ; 3, ot centre i—
all magnijied.
Gen. X X IX . E R E C H T IT E S , S a g .
Capitulum multifiorum, heterogamum, discoideum ; fioribus marginalibus foeraineis multi- v. pauei-
seriatis, tenuissimis, 2 -4 -d e n ta t is ; disci hermaphroditis, 4 -5 -d en ta tis , Reeeptaculum iiudum, subpapillosum.
Involucrum. cylindraeenm ; squamis anguste linearibus, 1-seriatis. S ty li rami truncati v. cono
superati. Achenia oblonga, striata, obtusa v, apice attenuate, pilosa v. scabrida, R a p pm pluriserialis,
tennissimus, scaberulus.— Herbæ erectee, simpliee s v . ramosee, y la le rrim e e v. la n a ta .
This genus, as defined by De Candolle, chiefly differs from Senecio iu the extremely slender, tubular, female
florets o t the ray. The majority o f the species are Austrafiau and New Zealand, the rest are tropical American.
Ahont a dozen -Anstraban species are known, several ot which are common to both sides o f the Oonlineat, and four
o f them to New Zealand also.— Tall, smooth or woolly, simple or branched, herbaceous plants, bearing coi-ymbs of
many exceedingly narrow heads, which have no ligulate flowers. Involucre cylindrical; scales very long, nairow,
erect, in one series, with a few short ones at the base. Receptacle narrow, popfilose. Plowers o f the circumference
in one or many series, extremely slender, female ; those o f the disc broader, hermaphrodite. Arms of the styles
tipped with short, hairy cones. Achenia oblong, striated, hairy or smooth. Fappus ot numerous, very slender,
rough hairs, m many senes.— The species o f ErechtUes abound in Australia and Tasmania ; a few are found in
South America, and as tor north as the Southern United Slates. (Name oppKed by Dioscorides to some species of
Senecio)
1. E r e c h t i t e s p r e n a n t h o id e s (DC. Prodr. vi. 2 9 6 ) ; glaberrima, caule elato robusto strioto v.
flexuoso striato, foUis anguste v. late lineari-oblongis acuminatis inferioribus petiolatis caulinis semiam-
.plexicaulibus basi dilatatis auriculatis argute eroso-d en tatis, corymbis ramosis poiycephalis, involucri
squamis auguste linearibas glaberrimis, floribus disci 4 -5 -d e n ta tis , acheniis lineari-oblongis costatis, costis
puberubs apice corona callosa superatis.— iV. N . Z eal. i. 1 4 1 . E . sonchoidcs, B C . I .e . Seuecio jrenan-
tboides, A . R ich . Voy. A stro l. 9 6 . {Gunn, 1 1 7 5 .)
H a b . Margins o f streams in cool, shady places : Georgetown, Marlborough, and St. Patrick’s River,
Gv.nn.— (F l. De c ., Jau.)
D i s t r i b . S outh-east Australia {B C .) ; N ew Zealand.
Varialjle in size, from 1 to 3 feet high. Everywhere perfectly smooth and glabrous, except a few occasional
hairs on the youngest leaves and unexpanded corymhs.— Leaves 3-5 inclies long, membranous, Iinear-oblong, often
very nan-ow, acuminate ; the lower petiolate ; upper sessile, expanded at the base into broad lobes, which half clasp
the stem; all sharply toothed. Coiymbs branched, very large in fully formed specimens, 6 -1 0 inches across, of
very numerous capitula, 4 inch long. Involucres quite glabrous. Achenia linear-oblong, grooved, the ribs hairy,
surmounted by a callous ring tbat surrounds tbe base of the pappus.— A New Zealand variety o f this has pinnatifid
leaves.
b. Plants more or less hispid o
2 . Erechtites arguta (DC. Prodr. vi. 2 9 6 ) ; tota araneo-tomentosa, caule stricto erecto simplici v.
diviso, foliis anguste lineari-lanceolatis oblongisve acuminatis subtus dense albido-tomentosis superne g labratis
araneosisve omnibus v. superioribus basi auriculato-bilobis grosse inæqualiter dentatis sinuatis pinnatifidisve
lobis sinuato-dentatis inferioribus plerumque petiolatis, corymbis ramosis multifloris, pedicellis
lanatis, involucri foliolis glabratis, floribus disci 5-d en tatis, acheniis breviter oblongis sulcatis glauduloso-
pubcrulis.— F l. N . Z eal. i. 1 4 2 ; Sonder in Linnæa, xxv. 5 2 4 . Senecio argutus, A . B ich . F l. N . Z eal. 2 5 8 ;
B o t. Voy. A stro l. 1 0 4 (non K u n th ). {Gunn, 4 0 8 , 8 4 3 .)
Var. fl. g la b ra ta ; foliis glabratis sinuato-pinnatifidis coriaceis utrinque asperis.
Var. 7 . aspera ; foliis subcoriaceis araneosis asperisve pinnatifidis segmentis la te ovatis, involucri squamis
interdum purpureis.
Var. 8 . o b o v a ta ; fo liis obovato-lanceolatis petiolatis sinuato-pinnatifidis superne glabris subtus aran
eosis, ramis foliosis, corymbis paucifloris.
Var. e ; foliis obovatis petiolatis sinuato-pinnatifidis dentatisve superne asperis subtus araneosis.
H a b . N o t uncommon in waste places, etc. : Hobarton, Clarence P lains, Woolnorth, Circular Head,
e tc .— (Fl. N o v ., D e c .) («. «.)
D i s t r i b . South-eastern and S outh-we stern Australia; N ew Zealand.
A common species, vaiying much in size, robustness, coriaceousness o f leaves, their toothing or lobmg ; in the
upper surface being glabrous or liispid, and the lower araneose, tomentose or glabrescent. In its ordinary state it
forms a tall herb, H - 2 feet high, eveiywhere woolly or cobwebby, with scattered white down, branched at the top
iuto a very many-headed corymb.— Leaves 3 -5 inches long, narrow, linear, oblong ot obovate ; the lower generally
contracted into a long petiole ; upper (sometimes all) sessile, -with a broadly two-lobed, stem-clasping base ; margins
unequally toothed, lobed or pinnatitid, u ith the lobes again toothed; upper surface nearly smooth; lower
densely clothed ivith white wool ; uppermost leaves at the axils of the corymb subulate, ivith broad, two-lobed,
toothed bases. Peduncles and pedicels woolly. Involucres woolly at the veiy base only, similar to those o f tiie
former species. Achenia grooved, pubescent or papillose on tbe ridges.
3 . Erechtites quadridentata {DC. Prodr. vi. 2 9 5 ) ; tota albido-lanata v. araneosa, caule erecto
simplici V. ramoso, foliis angustissime lineari-elongatis acuminatis integerrimis marginibus revolutis basi
simplicibus V. subauriculatis utrinque unidentatis, pedunculis pedicellisque glabratis, involucri squamis au gu
ste linearibus, floribus disci sæpissime 4-dentatis, acheniis elongatis profunde sulcatis pubescentibus
apice subattenuatis.— F l. N. Zeal. i. 1 4 3 . E . tenuiflora, B C . I. c. Seuecio quadrideutatus, La b . Nov . I lo ll.
ii. 4 8 . t. 1 9 4 . S. tenuiflorus, Sieb. R l. Exsicc. 4 3 5 . {Gunn, 1 9 7 8 .)
H a b . Gun-carriage Island, Bass’ Straits, Gunn.— (F l. Oct.)
Distkib. South-eastern and South-western Australia; N ew Zealand.
One of the best marked species of the genus, easily recognized by the long, narrow leaves. ï) e Candolle