. A spring flora for high schools. Botany. Krigia amplexicaulis. K. virginica, Dwarf Dandelion. Scapes up to 3 dm. high, becoming branched and leafy; leaves roundish and entire, the others narrow and often pin- _^ natifid; bracts ,:^^^/0: of involucre 9- 18, reflexed in" several, earlier age; achenes 5- angled; pappus of 5-7 short scales and as many alternating bristles. Dry ground. April to August. K. amplexicaulis, Cynthia. Stem up to 6 dm. high; stem- leaves 1-3, oblong or oval, clasp- ing, mostly entire; the radical ones on short winged petioles, often toothed; bracts of in- volucre a
. A spring flora for high schools. Botany. Krigia amplexicaulis. K. virginica, Dwarf Dandelion. Scapes up to 3 dm. high, becoming branched and leafy; leaves roundish and entire, the others narrow and often pin- _^ natifid; bracts ,:^^^/0: of involucre 9- 18, reflexed in" several, earlier age; achenes 5- angled; pappus of 5-7 short scales and as many alternating bristles. Dry ground. April to August. K. amplexicaulis, Cynthia. Stem up to 6 dm. high; stem- leaves 1-3, oblong or oval, clasp- ing, mostly entire; the radical ones on short winged petioles, often toothed; bracts of in- volucre as in the last; achenes more slender; pappus of 10-15 small scales and 15-20 bristles. Moist banks. May to August. TARAXACUM Taraxacum officinale. Dandelion. Herbs with pinnatifid or runcinate radical leaves, and a large solitary head on a slender hollow scape. Heads many-flowered, with yellow rays. Involucre double, the outer of short bracts, the inner of long, linear, erect bracts. Achenes oblong-ovate to fusiform, 4-5 ribbed, the apex. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cowles, Henry Chandler, 1869-1939; Coulter, John G. (John Gaylord), b. 1876. joint author. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Company
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