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8-5-29 acuminate, rough above & roughish pubescent
on veins beneath. Lower lvs approaching entire but
upper ones serrate with low but sharp teeth except
at base of tip. Fl 4 or more pec, 9 or so stiles, Corymbose.
the lower on long slender branches which bear
1-3 very small br near summit & reaching
almost to terminal fl. Fl. lineaceus, violet ↓
(not dark), 32-38 rays. Involucres 7/16 in high,
bracts in several series, acute or obtuse tips
markedly spreading (very noticeable in buds)
lvs green with whitish borders which is
not entire nor yet consistently ciliate.
Achenes glabrous, pappus prob not pure white
(at least ?). Lvs a dark bright green, only a little
lighter beneath.
Del A. Radula at G 805, BvBIII 425 (thelvs
in outline are more like illo & A. nor-belgii).
G 813, BvBIII 431 vs pec agrees w desc in G
as to scabrous lvs. [Evidently same as
8-18-29 Fl Rd shortly east of Highlands Camp
& thus to be A. radula. the lvs proportionately
narrower then in ill G and BvB.
Trifoliolata
8-5-29? Prenanthes Trifoliata Fernald G 871
= Nabalus trifoliatius Cane BvBIII 336 Fl. Near above,
22 in high. St purplish below & pappus seems
likely to be dark enough for P. alba and lvs are
more divided, being "angulate or triangulate"