UMBELLIFERZ. 
almost of B. tenuissimum, but the stems are procumbent, and the 
umbels are 2-5-rayed. 
Procumbent Hare’s-ear. Pl. procumbent. 
4 B. ctau’cum (Rob. et Cast. in D.C. suppl. fl. fr. p. 515.) 
stem branched, diffuse ; leaves linear; umbels terminal, usually 
of 3 rays: lateral rays incomplete; involucels of 5 lanceolate 
cuspidate denticulated leaves, exceeding the flowers and fruit ; 
fruit without vittæ, and almost without ribs, echinated with tu- 
bercles. ©. H. Native of Provence, Nice, Corsica, Narbonne, 
Spain, and Sicily, on the sea shore; and of Caucasus, on dry 
hills near Baku and Sallian. Rchb. icon. 2. p- 60. t. 178. 
Odontites glatica, Spreng. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 383. The 
whole plant is very humble and glaucous. 
Glaucous Hare’s-ear. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1819. P]. + foot. 
5 B. semicompo’sirum (Lin. spec. p. 342.) stem erect, branch- 
ed; leaves oblong-spatulate; umbels terminal, of 3-5 rays: 
lateral rays incomplete ; leaves of involucels lanceolate, cuspi- 
date, quite entire, 3-nerved, exceeding both the flowers and 
fruit ; fruit without vittee, and the ribs are obliterated, and the 
furrows are granular. ©. H. Native of the south of France, 
Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Dalmatia, Istria, Algiers, Greece, &c. in 
cultivated fields. Gouan. ill. t. 7. f. 1. Smith, fl. grec. t. 261. 
Rchb. icon. 2. p. 77. t. 183. B. divaricdtum 6, Lam. fl. fr. 
oe lutéola, Hoffin. umb. 209. t. 1. B. f. x. but not of 
preng. 
Semi-compound-umbelled Hare’s-ear. 
1778. Pl. 4 to 3 foot. 
6 B. cra‘cire (D. C. prod. 4. p. 128.) stem erect, much 
branched ; leaves linear, acute; umbels terminal: lateral ones 
somewhat 3-rayed; leaves of involucel lanceolate, shorter than the 
fruit-bearing umbel; fruit granular, having the ribs obliterated. 
©. H. Native of the south of Tauria, in gravelly saltish places ; 
and of the plains of Caucasus, adjoining the river Terek. Odon- 
tites gracilis, Bieb. suppl. p. 198. Allied to B. decompdsitum, 
but differs in the involucels being shorter than the umbellules, 
not longer than them. 
eak Hare’s-ear. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
T B. Cune'nse (D. C. prod. 4. p. 128.) stem with erect 
branches ; leaves broadly linear, 5-nerved ; umbels of 5-6 rays ; 
involucra and involucels of 1-2 linear leaves, shorter than the 
OWers ; fruit with 5 acutish ribs, having the furrows smooth. 
O.H. Native of China. Habit of B. ténue, but differs in the 
a being narrower and fewer, and in the pedicels being 
ardly equal in length to the flowers. 
China Hare’s-ear. Pl. 14 foot. 
; 8 B. TENUE (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p- 182.) stem erect, fili- 
rsh branched ; leaves 7-nerved; lower ones linear-mucronate, 
rc: upper and rameal ones lanceolate; umbels of usually 
— involucels of 4-5 elliptic mucronate leaves, which are 
r out equal in length to the fruit; fruit acutely ribbed, with the 
tows smooth. ©.H. Native of Nipaul, at Narainhetty, 
~amaon, and Gosaingsthan. B. virgatum, Wall. cat. 555. Very 
sae B. tenuissimum, but differs in the umbels being of 4 rays, 
i tead of 6, and in the leaves of the involucels being elliptic, not 
ooo &c. Umbels numerous. 
l ar, P, flexudsum (Wall. mss.) stem much branched, flexuous ; 
eaves having 7-9 nerves, and dotted between the nerves. ©. 
: Native of Nipaul, 
Slender Hare’s-ear. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
1 9 B. Gera'ror (Jacq. austr. 3, t. 256.) stem erect, branched ; 
leaves linear, cuspidate ; umbels terminal, of 5-7 rays; leaves of 
tnvoluce] linear, cuspidate, exceeding the flowers, which are 5 
“3 6 in each umbellule ; ribs of fruit hardly elevated, and the 
“trows between the ribs are furnished with 3 vitte. ©. H. 
ative of Provence, Nice, Sicily, Austria, Tauria, Caucasus, &e. 
in oy fields. Rchb. icon, 2. p. 56. t. 164; and t. 165. B. 
OL. II. 
Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 
LVI. BurLEURUM. 297 
yanceum var. Lam. Spreng. B. filicaúle, Brot. ex Steud. Iso- 
phyllum Gerardi, Hoffm. Bupréstis Gerardi, Spreng.—Ger. 
Galloprov. t. 6. There are varieties of this plant with either 
erect or spreading branches, and with the involucels either 
shorter or longer than the flowers. 
Gerard’s Hare’s-ear. Fl. July, Aug. Cl. 1804. Pl. 1 to 
3 feet. 
10 B. su’nceum (Lin. spec. p. 843.) stem erect, panicled ; 
leaves linear-lanceolate, cuspidate ; umbels terminal, of 3 rays ; 
leaves of involucel linear-lanceolate, cuspidate, shorter than the 
flowers, which are 3-5 in each umbel; ribs of fruit elevated, 
acute: having the furrows smooth, and almost without vitte. 
©. H. Native of south and middle Europe, even to Caucasus, 
in fields. Rchb. icon. 2. p. 57. t. 166. B. janceum J, Lam. 
dict. 1. p.519. B. Gerardi, Smith, fl. græc. t. 262. B. júnceum 
a, Spreng. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 371.—Lob. icon. t. 243. f. 1. 
Var. PB, Rissòni (D. C. prod. 4. p. 128.) fruit-bearing pe- 
duncles short, axillary, hardly attaining one-half the length of 
the leaves. 
Rushy Hare’s-ear. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1772. Pl. 3 to 4 ft. 
11 B. eruma`ceum (Smith, prod. fl. greece. 1. p. 177. but not 
of Spreng.) stem erect, very slender, panicled; leaves linear, 3- 
nerved; involucra and involucels of 5 lanceolate cuspidate 3- 
nerved leaves, which are pellucid between the nerves and veins, 
exceeding the umbels ; furrows of fruit smooth, furnished each 
with one vitta, and the ribs are acute and very slender. ©. H. 
Native of Calabria, in barren fields; island of Scio; about Con- 
stantinople, Cephalonia, Candia, and Cyprus. Rchb. icon. 2. p. 
71.t.179. B. flavum, Forsk. eg. ar. suppl. p. 205.? B. gracile 
d’Urvill. enum. 30. p. 250. but not of Bieb. Nearly allied to 
B. odontites, but perfectly distinct, in the leaves of the involucel 
being diaphanous between the nerves, not reticulated. 
Glumaceous Hare’s-ear. PI. 1 foot. 
12 B. Oponrr‘res (Lin. spec. p. 342. exclusive of the syn. of 
Haller.) stem erect, panicled; leaves linear, 3-nerved; leaves 
of involucel 5, linear-lanceolate, cuspidate, 3-nerved, reticulately 
veined from the middle nerve being pinnate ; fruit having the far- 
rows smooth, and furnished with one vitta each, and the ribs acute 
and very slender. ©. H. Native of Italy, Sicily, Greece, Smyrna, 
Montpelier, and Mauritania. Jacq. hort. vind. 3. t. 91. Rchb. 
icon. 2. t. 68. t. 177. B. Fontanésii, Guss. ind. sem. hort. boce, 
1825. ex ind. sem. 1826. pl. rar. 112. and prod. 1. p. 312. 
Odontites Hare’s-ear. FI. Ju, Aug. Clt. 1749. PI. 1 foot. 
13 B. arista‘rum (Barth. in Rchb, icon, 2. p, 70. t. 178.) 
stem erect, panicled; leaves lanceolate, linear, 3-nerved ; leaves 
of involucel 5, elliptic, aristately cuspidate, reticulately veined, 
from the middle nerve being pinnate, exceeding the umbellules ; 
fruit with smooth furrows, furnished with one vitta each, and 
acute very slender ribs. ©. H. Native of England, France, Ba- 
learic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Liguria, Dalmatia, &c. in 
dry fields and on hills. In England on a marble rock in Devon- 
shire, unquestionably wild. B. divaricatum, Lam. fl fr, 3. p. 
410. B. glumaceum, Spreng. umb. spec. 18. t. 3. f.5. but not 
of Sibth. B. Odontites, Smith, engl. bot. t. 2468. Odontites 
lutea, Spreng. prod. 33. Schultes, syst. 6. p. 380. but not of 
Hoffm. By most authors this species has been confused with 
the preceding. 
Awned Hare’s-ear. Fl. July. England. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
14 B. noprrLoruM (Sibth and Smith, fl. græc. t. 260.) stem 
dichotomous or trichotomous from the base ; branches spread- 
ing, forked; leaves linear: radical ones distich ; umbels axil- 
lary and terminal, rather capitate ; leaves of involucrum 5, ovate, 
cuspidate, 3-nerved, transparent between the nerves, as well as 
the margins of the upper leaves; fruit with smooth furrows. 
©.H. Native of Candia, in corn-fields ; in Syria near Baruth ; 
and Egypt. B. nanum, Poir. suppl, 1. p: 750. B. Maredticum, 
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