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Life /f'orm. — (1.) On land (fig. 9, b) : A perennial, glabrous, evergreen, 

 succulent herb. The stem consists of a short creeping part and ascending 

 or partially prostrate branches, 10-30 cm. long. ; they are not much 

 branched, and have short internodes. Leaves (fig. 9, h-k) are scattered. 



Fig. 9. — Cotula coronopifolia. 



a. Submerged brancli, half natiu'al size. b. Branch from damp part of meadow, half 

 natm'al size, c, /. Leaves from submerged plant, half natural size. g. Floating 

 leaf, half natural size. h-k. Leaves from salt meadow, half natural size. 



dilated at the base, and clasping the stem almost the whole length of an 

 internode ; they are 3-5 cm. long, 4-12 mm. broad, lanceolate, entire or 

 more or less unevenly toothed ; margins are shghtly recurved, and apices 

 are generally acute ; the mid-rib is rather prominent on the lower surface. 

 Roots fairly short, displaying little secondary branching. (2.) Wholly 



