The aerial parts of Carpesium divaricatum afforded two known and two new germacranolides, 2 beta, 5-epoxy-5, 1O-dihydroxy-6 alpha-angeloyloxy-9 beta-isobutyloxy-germacran-8 alpha, 12-olide and 2 alpha, 5-epoxy-5, 10-dihydroxy-6 alpha-angeloyloxy-9 beta-isobutyloxy-germacran-8 alpha, 12-olide. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.