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Michelle Boudreaux's family and friends will always remember her as a proud New Orleans Saints fan.
Michelle Boudreaux's family and friends will always remember her as a proud New Orleans Saints fan.
The Raceland resident died last Sunday after a battle with cancer. Soon after, her loved ones were on a mission to honor her memory.
Earlier last week, the group won a football signed by Saints running back Pierre Thomas to give to Boudreaux's daughters, Gracie, 12, and Madison, 14.
Boudreaux, 44, was a special education teacher at Lockport Upper Elementary School. She loved teaching, country music and more than anything, rooting for the Saints each week.
"She was a big-time Saints fan and a huge Kenny Chesney fan," LeBlanc said. "That's all she ever talked about."
LeBlanc said she and her friends often checked Facebook during games to see what Boudreaux had posted about her beloved team.
Out of habit, LeBlanc logged on. A post on Thomas' Facebook caught her eye.
"During a game, we were used to seeing posts from her," she said. "Instead, I saw the picture of that football."
Thomas was offering to give away an autographed pink football and towel for Breast Cancer Awareness month. He asked fans to like, share and comment on the photo of his football to enter the giveaway.
"I immediately thought, 'I need to do it,' " she said.
Boudreaux's family and friends began commenting and sharing the photo with sweet messages.
Though many others entered the giveaway, LeBlanc said the group drew inspiration from their fearless friend.
"She was so determined," LeBlanc said. "Michelle never gave up. She was determined to live her life to the fullest."
LeBlanc even sent Thomas a private message explaining what the group was trying to do. The football player was touched.
"Almost immediately he sent a message back asking for my phone number so his manager could call me," she said. "He told me he wanted to choose us as the winners."
Since the contest had to have one clear winner, Thomas announced LeBlanc as the champ on his Facebook page and thanked Boudreaux's friends and family for their efforts.
"There's a great story on why I picked Susan as the winner," he wrote on his page. "Her friend Michelle S. Boudreaux passed on from cancer this past Sunday, and Susan, along with dozens of her friends got my attention with some kind words of their friend. She's giving the football to Michelle's two daughters in memory of their mom who was a big Saints fan."
Coincidentally, Thomas was scheduled to meet fans and sign autographs Tuesday at Rouses at Main Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
The group planned to meet with Thomas at the store to thank him for what he'd done. Michelle's daughters joined them to make the night a true family affair.
"For the group, this was all about the girls," LeBlanc said.
LeBlanc bought each girl a pink football to have Thomas sign at the event. When the contest prize comes in the mail, she plans to give it to their father, Horace.
LeBlanc said she's glad she and Boudreaux's family and friends had the chance to honor her memory this way.
"I felt like we needed to do this for Michelle," she said. "It just felt like something we needed to do."
Boudreaux's sister, Jaime Schexnayder, said she was happy to see how many lives her sister had touched.
"I saw it on Facebook and people had started entering my sister's name," she said. "It was so awesome."
Schexnayder was part of the group that met with Thomas at Rouses. While she loved meeting the football pro, she said she would have enjoyed it more if her sister were there.
"It was bittersweet," she said. "We were meeting him under unfortunate circumstances, but I'm glad her girls had the opportunity to do that."
Despite the sad circumstances, Schexnayder said she thinks Boudreaux would have been proud to watch her daughters get their footballs signed.
"I could see her smiling down at us," she said. "And the girls had a big, old grin on their face."


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I don't remember what the guy did with the girl's ring. Maybe he put it on a chain and wore it around his neck, or maybe he wore it on his pinky. But I haven't forgotten what the girls did with the guys rings.
Guys' rings were almost always a few sizes too big, so the girls wrapped them in yarn to make them small enough to wear. In a pinch, any yarn would do (so long as it was color-coordinated to the girl's outfit.) But given a choice, the girls preferred mohair yarn.
After the ring was wrapped in the fuzzy mohair, the girls brushed up the yarn fibers with a toothbrush, encircling the ring with a cloud of fuzz as large as a ping-pong ball. Anyone who glanced at the girl's hand knew immediately that she was going steady.
When the girl had a few spare moments, she might get her toothbrush out of her purse and freshen up the yarn on her ring, just to keep it looking nice.
Pastel mohair cardigans were popular then, too, and I thought the girls looked beautiful wearing their soft, fuzzy sweaters with their boyfriends' rings wrapped in matching swirls of mohair. And of course, the guys were handsome too, with their crew-cuts combed straight up in front.
In fact, during a church service (my primary opportunity to observe teenage couples), I could get so busy looking at those guys and girls that I didn't pay any attention at all to the sermon.


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A new law designed to improve the safety of Bahrain's airline industry has been approved by the kingdom's Shura Council, a report said.
It makes provisions for closer scrutiny during aircraft inspections and preventing planes from taking off if they do not have certificates stating they are in excellent condition and suitable to fly, according to the report in our sister publication, the Gulf Daily News.
It was approved yesterday by the Shura Council and includes 143 articles related to the safety, security and comfort of passengers from the moment they arrive at the airport until they reach their destination.
Parliament has already approved the new Civil Aviation Law, which will now go to His Majesty King Hamad for ratification.
Transportation Minister Kamal Ahmed told the GDN that Bahrain was 71 per cent compliant with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) quality criteria and this figure would increase with the new law.
"The only reservations from the ICAO are that Bahrain's aviation legislation is old," the minister said yesterday.
"The last civil aviation law was issued in 1995 without taking into consideration new advancements. It was huge work on my shoulders to come up with a new law in co-ordination with the ICAO in line with its regulations and the Chicago Civil Aviation Convention and now, after eight months, it has been passed by parliament and the Shura Council.
"It is incredible that we managed at short notice to complete a 143-article law that addresses all world changes dealing with the licensing of planes, responsibilities of captains, transfer of passengers and luggage and penalties for trespassing in the country's territorial airspace without prior authorisation - besides all technical aspects that would help regulate the aviation field."
He said Bahrain International Airport was ranked second in the region behind Dubai International Airport, but this could change thanks to the new legislation.
However, he added it was key to pass the new law before auditors arrive later this month to inspect Bahrain's aviation sector.
"International aviation auditors will make us top in the region as other competitors are still working on new legislation," he said. "The auditors will come at the end of the month and we are now ready more than ever to explore new heights that we have never reached."
The minister earlier revealed Gulf Air had lost a codesharing deal with American Airlines due to loopholes in Bahrain's outdated aviation legislation.
The new law addresses a range of issues and makes plane captains responsible for the safety of passengers and their property from the moment plane doors are closed.
However, civil aviation authorities will be able to send inspectors to monitor the performance of captains and airline staff. Captains will be granted the right to take any action before, during or after a flight against disruptive or suspicious passengers.
Meanwhile, in the event of an accident, operators will be obliged to make down-payments even if they are not found to be responsible and a court will later determine if the money should be used as part of a compensation package.
Civil aviation officials selected by the concerned minister will also be able to cancel licences of operators, captains, support staff and crew members in the event of violations being uncovered.
A captain who does not follow instructions or jeopardises passengers' lives could have their licence terminated and would face up to three years in jail, as well as a fine of no less than BD3,000 ($7,827).
"This new law will give Bahrain the necessary reputation for international investors to operate from Bahrain International Airport as a strong transit hub," said council public utilities and environment affairs committee secretary Mohammed Radhi.
"The law will also help open new doors for Bahrain in international markets through new agreements in the field, especially with US partners - the world's biggest airliners."
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WARREN, RI-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's equestrian team finished fifth in a 10-team field Saturday at a competition hosted by Brown, at Windswept Farm in Warren, RI.
For the Corsairs, freshman Emily White (Westport, MA/Bishop Stang HS), competing in the open division, placed second on the flat and third over fences. Freshman Chelsea O'Brien (North Attleboro, MA/Bishop Feehan HS) placed first in novice flat and second in intermediate fences, and senior Kerin Devine (Hanover, MA/Hanover HS) was second in intermediate flat and fifth in intermediate fences. Freshman Sarah Whitman (Hingham, MA/Hingham HS) placed sixth over novice fences.
In the walk/trot/canter division, freshman Hayley Paige (Springfield, MA/Cathedral HS) placed fourth, while sophomore Olivia Campbell (Pembroke, MA/Pembroke HS) placed sixth. Sophomore Michaela Frontiero (Gloucester, MA/Gloucester HS) placed fourth in her last walk trot class, while sophomore Kayla England (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS) placed third.


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To hear John Gallaspy tell it, the Egyptians who buried King Tut were on to something, though so far he's not sure of just what. When the Egyptians laid the boy king to rest in a pyramid, they sprinkled watermelon seeds in his tomb.
"Whether this was believed to bring pleasant dreams and unending springtime in the land of the beyond, or whether the decedent was planting when his labors ended, is apparently unknown," says Gallaspy, 80.
But that may be about the only thing Gallaspy hasn't figured out when it comes to citrullus vulgaris, those summertime treats known as watermelons.
And it doesn't make any difference to whom you talk. You talk to anybody in and around Bogalusa from a convenience store clerk to the mayor and just mention the word "watermelons," and they'll just smile and point you over to Gallaspy's law office "over thar" on Louisiana Avenue.
Back when parishes sometimes combined their offices, Gallaspy served as the assistant district attorney of both Washington and St. Tammany parishes. In effect, that made Gallaspy the district attorney of Washington Parish.
But the law and politics and his family aside, Gallaspy will tell you his first love is the all-Southern all-star watermelon. Just about anybody else in town will say the same thing about him.
"I was 10 years old when I planted my first melon," Gallaspy says as he sits in a chair on his enclosed porch in an upscale section of Bogalusa. "That was in DeSoto Parish, a farming community. That's where I'm from originally. As kids we'd sit around, and I would hear folks talking about how good their melons were and how good their neighbors' watermelons were."
Gallaspy's wife, affectionately known as "Miss Dixie" around town, is outside getting the mail while her husband anxiously peers over chairs and around visitors to see if that all-important letter has come in.
"Back in 1942 I was obviously too young to go to war. I was on the farm up in DeSoto Parish. I raised a long row of melons with a horse and a six-inch turning plow. Hauling compost out of the barn, digging each melon hill. It was tough work, but I loved it. When I finally got to pull the melons I sold some in the family store for one-and-a-half cents per pound – which was high. I think lots of people bought them out of kindness to me, but still, they bought them. A 20-pound melon would bring 30 cents, and with 30 cents you could get six RC colas. And in 1942 if you had six RC colas you were on top of the world!"
To be sure, John Gallaspy has been on top of the "watermelon world" for as long as anybody can remember. For years, when he entered his watermelons in the annual melon festival that is linked to the Washington Parish Fair (perhaps Louisiana's largest fair), other melon contestants all but went up to him, shook his hand and congratulated him before anybody had taken the first melon out of his or her truck.
"One year I won seven first-places with different varieties," Gallaspy says, his voice suggesting an "aww, shucks t'weren't nuthin" effort. "I was a bit hoggish that year. I won a whole bunch of them and I felt badly about that. They bill me as the Watermelon King of the fair, but that's an exaggeration."
Of course, you won't see Gallaspy selling his watermelons from the back of a beat-up pickup truck along Lee Road in St. Tammany Parish. What you will see, however, are those oval, bright orange "John Gallaspy Watermelon" stickers on all his melons making their way through doors up and down Columbia Street and side streets all over Bogalusa.
"I usually try to sell enough melons just to pay for the fertilizers," Gallaspy says. "But really, that is secondary. I want people to enjoy one of the greatest pleasures on earth – watermelons."
A typical "Watermelon Run" for John Gallaspy?
"We'll fill up the back of my truck and head out," he says. "For instance, one week I remember taking a bunch of melons to the Methodist church. They cut those melons and divided them. On Tuesday we have the Rotary Club. They served up 15 to 20 melons, and we gave everybody there one to take home. Then we scattered a few around the neighborhood. It's all given away. I love seeing people enjoy something that I planted. And I'll tell you: 50 melons are gone pretty quickly.
My joy is in the planting, care of them and pulling. (You never say 'harvesting' when you're talking about watermelons.) My secretary is a good sport. We set aside one day each year to deliver melons to the banks and various other people we can think of. We just close down the office, and she and I will take off with a truckload of melons and a big butcher knife. And if we find somebody who can't use more than a half a melon, we split it in half. We'll leave several at each bank all over town."
Gallaspy disappears into another room and just as quickly reappears with an armload of seed catalogs: "Willhite Seed, Inc." and "Twilley Seeds." He thumbs rapidly through the catalogs, stopping on pages covered with brightly colored images of such summer delights as "Summer Sweet Brand, Variety 5244" and "Krimson Krunch," "Cooperstown" (something tells you there are countless slices of these sold at the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame), "Crispy Red," "Pasha Red," "Treasure Chest," "Sorbet," "Carmen," "Jamboree," "Emperor" and many more. Another page; another cornucopia of bright red and brilliant yellow meaty watermelons. Gallaspy gives a brief history of most of the varieties depicted. He knows the "whos," "whats," "whens" and "whys" – a veritable genealogical encyclopedia of watermelons.
Gallaspy stretches out his large frame, and it's hard to miss the framed invitation to his 60th birthday back on Nov. 14, 1992:
1932 – A Vintage Year, John Norman Gallaspy was born!
1942 – John's first Watermelon Patch planted one early morn!
Come Celebrate 60 years of our wonderful Watermelon John
50 years of John's Fabulous watermelons!"
Gallaspy has three sons: Whit, Lee and Gardner. Whit is a soldier physician who just returned from Afghanistan; Lee is a lawyer; and Gardner, a sales representative. Gallaspy says, naturally, his boys have worked the melon fields with him, and he would hope they could carry on the family tradition and share in the joy his avocation has brought him over the past eight decades. He praises Miss Dixie and her patience and tells her to look the other way when he comes home after a day in the watermelon patch with his blue jump suit covered in mud. He avers to talk of "steroids," now being used in the watermelon fields to juice the growth and size of the melons. It should be noted that "steroids," when used in connection to watermelon-growing, means to run tubes of sugar water into the roots of the young plants. "I've never done that, and in my heart, I sure hope that isn't true. That's just not fun," he says. "Not the way to do things."
Miss Dixie walks in, and Gallaspy spies the envelope in her hand from the LSU Agricultural Department. He grabs the envelope from his wife's hand with all of the enthusiasm of a kid in a candy store and tears it open.
"I kinda figured that," Gallaspy says without telling anybody just what it is he had figured out before the LSU aggies confirmed it. His eyes run down a long list of chemicals that are hardly pronounceable. The letter is a reply to a soil sample that Gallaspy sent to LSU earlier.
"That's a key ingredient," Gallaspy says. "That's what I may have to add to my soil before planting."
Come to think of it, if the Egyptian growers had added a little potash to the soil, they may have come away with more than just a few seeds from Tut's tomb.


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- Oct 31:
- Northeast Plains Outreach Team reaching out to flood victims
- Oct 19:
- Disaster Recovery Center closing today
- Oct 16:
- Fellowship of Christian Farmers providing support for those affected by the flood
- Oct 10:
- Parks, Library and Recreation board hears update on flood damage
- Oct 8:
- Flood refunds announced for rifle seasons, property updates
- Oct 4:
- Non-profits, local governments invited to briefing
- Northeastern Junior College reflects on handling of flood situation
- Sep 30:
- FEMA: Disaster Recovery Center still open
- Museum accepting donations to help with recovery
- Sep 28:
- Center for FEMA, agencies offers 'one stop'
- Sep 27:
- Sterling Livestock helps raise funds for flood relief
- Sep 26:
- Living Center residents happy to return home
- Agencies fill courthouse with resources, personnel
- Sep 25:
- A call for Love
- Sep 24:
- Agencies providing aid, info for those affected by the flood
- Safety hazards remain even after water recedes
- Free legal assistance for flood victims
- RE-1 Valley Board of Education hears update on flood issues
- Sep 23:
- City of Sterling resumes normal operations
- A funeral in the time of the flood
- Sep 21:
- Flood upate: no flush order in effect through weekend
- INFORMATION EXTENSION: Food safety information after a flood
- Sep 20:
- Flood update: Highway 6 reopens as residents take stock
- Flood update: Temporary pipe helping relieve pressure on sewer system
- Flood update: no flush restriction still in effect
- Help available for residents, businesses
- Flood postpones Christ United Methodist Church anniversary celebration
- Gov. Hickenlooper: We will rebuild and come out stronger
- Sep 19:
- Merino Fire Department offering free showers from 6 to 10 p.m. today
- Care facilities coping with flood's impact
- Scam artists exploiting Colorado floods
- Sep 18:
- RE-1 Valley School District superintendent gives details about decision to cancel classes
- City of Sterling says wastewater pumps still not operating
- Northeast Colorado Health Department receiving TD vaccine
- Salvation Army providing canteen truck at Sterling Middle School
- Cancellations and closings due to the flooding
- Sandbags wanted downstream
- Sep 17:
- Northeast Colorado Health Department working to get more personal camp toilets, portable toilets
- Flood issues causing closings and postponements
- Damage to wastewater system forces closure of facilities
- Crook evacuated as river threatens
- RE-1 Valley School District, St. Anthony Catholic School, Northeastern Junior College cancel classes, close campus for rest of the week
- Sep 16:
- Lions Club helping with disaster relief for flood victims
- Community rises to help displaced pets
- Colorado flood map 2013 of rain totals
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- South Platte river-bottom residents take shelter
- Updated: The river has not reached Sterling yet
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- Southwestern Logan County under flash flood warning until 10:45 p.m.
- Flooding brings tales of rescues, improvisation
- Colorado floods: "Unaccounted for" fluid, now totals 584
- Colorado floods: Infrastructure repairs a steep climb
- Weather postpones many weekend contests
Road closures remain in effect in for some Logan County roads due to damage from the South Platte River flood.
Thursday afternoon, the Office of Emergency Management reported that County Road 25 south of Merino and C.R. 67 in Proctor had reopened. Highway 55 at Crook was fully reopened Friday, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced.
C.R. 55 between 138 and I-76 remains closed. Also still closed are C.R. 40 from 138 to C.R. 385, C.r. 29.5 from Highway 6 east and C.R. 93 (Red Lion Road) near Crook.
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an Executive Order Thursday making $65.5 million more available for flood response and recovery. This brings the total state funds available to $91.5 million.
"There is great urgency to get flood recovery efforts underway as quickly as possible," Hickenlooper said. "This money will help local communities rebuild now instead of waiting for other recovery dollars to arrive."
The governor also joined the Colorado Department of Transportation to announce estimated opening dates for many highways. The ultimate goal is to complete temporary or permanent repairs to restore mobility on these state highway routes by Dec. 1. The total cost of permanent repairs on Colorado's highways is now estimated at $475 million.
The governor's Executive Order signed today transfers $15.5 million from the Controlled Maintenance Trust Fund and $50 million from the Medical Services Premiums appropriation in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to the Disaster Emergency Fund. Current projections indicate there will be money available above the enacted budget to accommodate this change.
"The Director of the Office of Emergency Management is hereby authorized and directed to allocate the funding to the appropriate government agencies and non-profit organizations and execute awards, purchase orders or other mechanisms to effect the allocation of the funds," the order says.
The order also authorizes the Director of the Office of Emergency Management to allocate up to $20 million for short-term, no interest loans to provide any political subdivision of the state with short-term capital needed for flood response and recovery.
CDOT has updated its list of closed highways and estimated reopening dates. All estimated openings are weather dependent and could change based on the conditions of the highway once crews begin the extensive repairs. In addition, some of the corridors will reopen in a temporary state meaning a gravel road or a one-lane configuration. The current roadway schedule for northeast Colorado shows:
• US 34 between Greeley and Kersey: This section of US 34 will reopen to traffic in late September or early October 2013 as a temporary road. Paving will occur after the highway opens to traffic.
• US 34 between 37th Street to CR 49 in Greeley: This section of US 34 Business will reopen to traffic in early to mid-October 2013.
• SH 39 between Goodrich and I-76 and SH 144 between US 34 and Weldona: The contractor is just now able to mobilize now that the water has receded. More information to come soon.
• SH 71 near Snyder: The contractor is just now able to mobilize now that the water has receded. More information to come soon.
• SH 72 between SH 93 and SH 119: Repairs are underway and should be completed by the end of November 2013.
• SH 144 between US 34 and Weldona: The contractor is just now able to mobilize now that the water has receded. More information to come soon.
CDOT will continue to work with local law enforcement and contractors to facilitate resident and property owner access to the roadways during construction, where possible. This will likely include setting established times for access to ensure that construction and repairs can be expedited.
"Over the last several weeks, our maintenance crews, contractors and the National Guard have been working extremely hard to reopening highways and reconnect communities," said Johnny Olson, Infrastructure Recovery Force Incident Commander. "We are excited that we can now provide timelines for many of the highways, but it is important for motorists and the communities to remember these are tentative dates and factors such as weather and construction challenges can shift the opening dates."
To view an updated list of highway closures related to the flood or for a list of frequently asked questions, visit http://coloradodot.info/travel/floodinfoupdates. Highway updates are also available at cotrip.org or by calling the CDOT Flood Information line at 720-263-1589 or 511 from anywhere in the state. Updates are also available via Twitter @coloradodot and "Like" the Facebook page at facebook.com/coloradodot.


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cairnswk wrote:koontz1973 wrote:cairns, sure it has been discussed, but after having finished my first game (and won) on this fine map, can I please ask for a slight revision. For the Motu tribe, it took me a long time to find them. This was because I was looking for a tribesman, and not the boat. Any chance of getting rid of the sail and putting a tribesman into it instead so all the tribes have the same type of symbol?
What you should have been looking for was something that said "Tribe", and considering this a clearly marked, i have to no to this request.
You simply didn't look hard enough. Besides the Motu Tribe are seafaring peoples.
I agree with you on this one, cairsnwk. It seems to me that the name is well written, readable and visible. Yeah it's a sort of exception and it could be considered "hidden" for the first game you play. But it's "hard" to spot only once...at least this is what i think.
Cairnswk, I think have promised a more thoughtful comment on the starting drop in 1vs1 games some time ago. Sorry for the delay but i had to come in and out from hospital and doctors these days...but now things should be back to normality and I'm trying to look at all the things I had to look at asap. So, I have not forgotten to give you a reply, just i had a few messy days.


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Annual to tree
Leaves basal or cauline, alternate to whorled, simple to compound
Inflorescence: 1° inflorescence a head, each resembling a flower, 1many, generally arrayed in cymes, generally subtended by ± calyx-like involucre; flowers 1many per head
Flowers bisexual, unisexual, or sterile, ± small, of several types; calyx 0 or modified into pappus of bristles, scales, or awns, which is generally persistent in fruit; corolla radial or bilateral (rarely 0), lobes generally (0)45; stamens 45, anthers generally fused into cylinder around style, often appendaged at tips, bases, or both, filaments generally free, generally attached to corolla near throat; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 1-chambered, 1-seeded, style 1, branches 2, generally hair-tufted at tip, stigmas 2, generally on inside of style branches
Fruit: achene, cylindric to ovoid, generally deciduous with pappus attached
Genera in family: ± 1300 genera, 21,000 species (largest family of dicots): worldwide. Largest family in CA. Also see tribal key to CA genera: Strother 1997 Madroño 44(1):128. See glossary p. 25 for illustrations of general family characteristics.
Annual or perennial herb, ± mealy (hairs drying as minute white scales); sap milky
Leaves mostly basal, generally linear to (ob)lanceolate, generally variably entire to pinnately lobed
Inflorescence: heads solitary, ligulate, ± nodding in bud; involucre generally fusiform to spheric; phyllaries in 2several series, outer overlapping, inner often ± black-hairy; receptacle naked
Flowers 5many; corollas white to orange, often reddish below, ligules = to >> involucre, readily withering
Fruit cylindric to fusiform, generally square-topped, not beaked; ribs ± 10, ± scabrous; pappus of generally 5many ± lanceolate, bristle-tipped scales
Etymology: (Greek: small chicory)
Reference: [Chambers Contr Dudley Herb Stanford U: 1955 4:207312 & 1957 5:5768]
Hybridization common.Self-pollinating (annual) or self-incompatible and ± complex (perennial herb).
Annual 560 cm, scapose
Leaf 325 cm
Inflorescence: involucre 716 mm; outer phyllaries deltate, << inner
Flowers 5100+; ligules yellow or white
Fruit 310 mm, gray to brown or blackish, often dark-spotted; outermost fruits generally hairy; pappus scales < or = 5, 0.56.5 mm, silvery to blackish, often hairy, bristles 18.5 mm, ± strongly barbed
Chromosomes: 2n=18
Ecology: Inland clay soils, grassland, often near vernal pools or serpentine outcrops
Elevation: < 1000 m.
Bioregional distribution: North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada Foothills, Tehachapi Mountain Area, Great Central Valley, Central Western California, South Coast, Channel Islands
Distribution outside California: Oregon, Baja California
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