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HELENIUM AUTUMNALE. AUTUMNAL 
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Class and Order. 
SynGENESIA PoLyGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 
( Nat. Ord.—Composira. Div. Corymairera. ) 
Generic Character. 
Involucrum simplex, e squamis numerosis subequalibus. 
Receptaculum nudum, margine paleaceo.  Floscult radii 
cuneati, 3—5-fidi. Pappus e squamis plurimis paleaceis. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Herentum* autumnale ; caule angulato, foliis lanceolatis 
os eT as decurrentibus, disci corollis 5-fidis, radii 3—5- 
is. 
Hetenrum auttimnale. Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 1120. Mich. Fi. 
Am. 0.2. p. 133. Pursh, Fl. Am. v. 2. p. 560. Willd. 
Sp. Pl. v. 3. p. 2120. Elliott, Fl. Carol. v. 2. p. 401. 
Spreng. Syst. Veget. ». 3. p. 573. Schuhkr, Bot. 
Handb. t. 250. 
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Descr. Root perennial. Stem two to three feet high, 
erect, branching upwards, marked with prominent angles 
from the decurrent margins of the leaves, slightly pubes- 
cent, as is the rest of the plant. Leaves scattered, lanceo- 
late, the lowermost tapering into a broad and short foot- 
stalk, the rest sessile, more or less deeply serrated, except 
the uppermost ones, appearing minutely dotted when seen 
under a microscope, with a central rib, and a few parallel, 
; A lateral 
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* Said to have sprung from the tears of Helen. 
