. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. DAISY, DANDELION, AND THISTLE FAMILY 417 Pleurophyllum speciosum {TJicHandsome PJcuro- phylliim). Leaves all i-adical, C, 18 in. long, 6 m. - 10 in. broad, usually flat upon the ground, forming a large rosette, bristly above, woolh- below. Flower stems with several leafy bracts. Heads 8-20, across. Ray-florets purplish-white, handsome. Achenescovered with stiff hairs, all lying in one direction. Pappus- hairs not thickened up- wards. Auckland and Campbelllslands. PI. Jan. Pleupophyllum cpinifepum (T]ie Hairy Pleuro- pJiyUmn). Radical lea
. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. DAISY, DANDELION, AND THISTLE FAMILY 417 Pleurophyllum speciosum {TJicHandsome PJcuro- phylliim). Leaves all i-adical, C, 18 in. long, 6 m. - 10 in. broad, usually flat upon the ground, forming a large rosette, bristly above, woolh- below. Flower stems with several leafy bracts. Heads 8-20, across. Ray-florets purplish-white, handsome. Achenescovered with stiff hairs, all lying in one direction. Pappus- hairs not thickened up- wards. Auckland and Campbelllslands. PI. Jan. Pleupophyllum cpinifepum (T]ie Hairy Pleuro- pJiyUmn). Radical leaves, ft. long, 4 in. - 12 in. broad, entire, with long sheathing petioles, white beneath, slightly rough above. Nerves 7-15 ; margins with a few distant teeth. Scapes 2 ft. - 6 ft. high, grooved. Stem-leaves sessile, white. Heads 15-30. Ray-florets inconspicuous. Achenes as in P. speciosum. Pappus- hairs slightly thickened up- wards. Antipodes Islands. Auckland and Campbell Lslands. Fl. The Auckland Islands contain a magnificent assemblage of herI)aceous. Fig. 143. Pleiu-oplij'lluni speciosum. 28. 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 Laing, R. M. (Robert Malcolm), b. 1865; Blackwell, E. W. (Ellen W. ). Christchurch : Whitcombe and Tombs
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