57 (56) Leaves hastate, two basel lobes some- 

 what divergent; flowering stem to 5 dm 

 high, slender, reddish raceme of flow- 

 ers, nodding on short stems (pedicels) ; 

 common weed of beach, dunes, and 



waste places Rumex acetosella, 



Sheep Sorrel 



Figure 60.— Leaf XI. 



57 (56) Leaves not hastate, longer. 



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58 (57) Caudex (a basal persistent 

 stem of an herb) woody and 

 thick, leaves spatulate, entire, 

 sometimes tinged with red at 

 the tips; flowers tiny, lavender 

 on a much branched leafless 

 stem (scape), panicled; plants 

 of tidal marsh and edge of the 



dunes Limonium carolinianum, 



Sea Lavender 



Figure 61.— Leaf X %. 



A plant transitional to L. carolinianum, with a more compact flower panicle, 



more common north of Cape Cod and northward L. nashii 



58 (57) No distinct thick and woody caudex 59 



59 (58) Leaves linear, pinnate, rough to the 

 touch with bristly hairs, main veins 

 whitish; flowers yellow, resembling 

 large dandelions at top of branched 

 stalks; fruits an achene with white 

 pappus (hairs) ; plants of sea cliffs 



and waste places Hypochoeris radicata, 



Cat's Ear 



59 (58) Leaves spatulate, narrow to stem, 

 slightly undulate border, veins reddish; 

 flowers yellow, resembling small dande- 

 lions, in open clusters at top of an al- 

 most leafless stalk; fruit an achene 

 with pappus; plants of older dunes and 



sea cliffs Hieracium venosum, 



Hawkweed, Rattlesnake Weed 



Figure 62.— Leaf X%- 



Figure 63.— Leaf X%. 



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