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Hifrariiim fwllinanum, K.J. H.uili. — Tlu- slom 

 of this species is siiiiplu or br.inclu-d, I'unowcil, 

 hairy below, woolly-felted, glandular above. The 

 radical leaves are _6rreen, thick, leathery, smooth 

 above, softly hairy below, fleshy, brittle, boat- 

 shaped, elliptic, the outer blunt, the inner lonjjcr, 

 more acute, with small, spreading- teeth, narrowed 

 into a slender, winjred leaf-stalk. The stem- 

 leaves are small, high on the stem, linear, bract- 

 like, woolly -felled, or when low large, lance- 

 shaped, with a long, narrow point, nearly hairless, 

 stalked, clasping-. The panicle is a forked corvnib, 

 the upper branches close, exceeding the acladium. 

 The flower-stalks are short, straight, woolly- 

 felted, glandular. The heads are 6-8, with a 

 blunt base. The phyllaries are bent in in bud, 

 dark, broad, short, the outer triangular, elongate, 

 the inner lance-shaped, acute, woolly felled, 

 glandular. The styles are brownish -olive. The 

 ligule tips are smooth or downy. The margins o( 

 the receptacle pits are cut, toothed, the teeth awl- 

 like or bristle-like. The plant is 12-18 in., flower- 

 ing in July, and is a herbaceous perennial. 



Hieracium rubiginosum^ F. J. Hanb. — The 

 habitat of this plant is limestone scars. The stem 

 is simple or branched, robust, purplish-red (hence 

 rubigiiiosiim), hairy below, woolly-felted, glandu- 

 lar above. The radical leaves are thick, numerous, 

 large, broadly egg-shaped, dull deep green, purple- 

 tinged, acute, lance-shaped, toothed, the base 

 wedge-shaped, stiffly hairy on the paler under 

 surface, and a little on the upper, the margins 

 toothed. The stem-leaves, 1-3, are stalkless, 

 egg-shaped, long, narrow-pointed, lance-shaped, 

 sharply toothed. The panicle is a close, falsely 

 forked cor^-mb, the branches exceeding the 

 acladium. The heads, 4-15, are cylindrical, blunt. 

 The flower-stalks are woolly-felted, hairy. The 

 phyllaries meet together in bud, and are broad, 

 blunt, the inner narrowed, acute, with a pale 

 border, woolly-felted, stiffly hairy, glandular. The 

 ligules are golden, the tips are stiffly hairy at the 

 back. The styles are yellow. The margins of 

 the receptacle pits are raised, toothed, and lacini- 

 ate. The plant is 1-2 ft. in height, flowering in 

 July till September, and is a herbaceous perennial. 



Hieracium holophyllum, W . R. Linton. —The 

 habitat of this plant is limestone cliffs. The stem 

 is reddish or purplish, stiffly hairy below-, woolly- 

 felted, hairy above. The 3-7 radical leaves are 

 deep-green, persistent, leathery, broad, oval, egg- 

 shaped to lance-shaped, narrowed to the winged 

 leaf-stalk, entire or finely toothed, stiffly hairy 

 below, and on the border. The stem-leaves are 

 1-3. The lowest are egg-shaped to lance-shaped, 

 narrowed to the short leaf-stalk, entire, the upper 

 smaller and narrower, with a long, narrow point. 

 The panicle is narrow, with 1-2 lower nearly erect, 

 straight branches, the upper close, or in a raceme. 

 The 2-6 heads are green or blackish-green, short, 

 thick, blunt below. The flower-stalks are woolly- 

 felted, glandular, hairy. The outer phyllaries are 

 triangular, narrow-pointed, the inner broad, linear, 

 lance-shaped, blunt, the innermost acute, woolly- 

 felted on the border, senescent, with purple tips. 



gl.imlular, hairy. The lips of the ligules are 

 hairy. The styles are yellowish or livcscent. The 

 margins of the receptacle pits are cut, toothed, 

 irregularly lobed. The plant is 10-12 in. high, 

 flowering in July and August, and is a herbaceous 

 perennial. 



Hieracium platyphyllum. Ley. — The habitat 

 of this plant is mountain rocks. The stem is 

 branched, purple, wooUy-fclted, stiffly h.-iiry below, 

 hairy above. The radical leaves are thick, tinged 

 with purple, broadly egg-shaped, blunt or rounded 

 below, the leaf-stalks long, stiffly hairy, the inner 

 leaves egg-shaped, acute, with arrow-shaped 

 teeth below, woolly-felted, hairy below- and on the 

 borders. The stem-leaf is egg-shaped to lance- 

 shaped, toothed. The panicle is a falsely forked 

 corymb, the branches racemose. The 4-7 heads 

 are large, thick, blunt below. The flower-stalks 

 aie straight, w-oolly-lelted, glandular. The outer 

 phyllaries are lance-shaped, the inner lance-shaped, 

 linear, blunt, the innermost narrowed, bent in- 

 wards in bud, w-oolly-lelted on the margins, sen- 

 escent, glandular. The ligules are stylose, with 

 smooth tips. The styles are dark-olive. The 

 margins of the receptacle pits are hardly raised, 

 toothed. The stem is 9-24 in. high, flowering from 

 June to August, and is a herbaceous perennial. 



Hieracium Breadalbanense, F. J. Hanb. — The 

 stem of this plant is simple or branched, finely 

 furrowed, stiffly hairy below, woolly-felted, hairy 

 above. The radical leaves are yellow-green, paler 

 below-, thick, roughly hairy both sides, or nearly 

 hairless, the outer oval, nearly entire, the inner 

 egg-shaped, acute, finely toothed, narrowed to 

 the short, shaggy leaf-stalk. The stem-leaf is 

 shortly-stalked, acute, sharply-toothed, or bract- 

 like. The panicle is a falsely forked corymb, with 

 dichasial branches. The stalks are nearly straight, 

 erect, woolly-felted, hairy. The 3-8 heads are 

 broad, egg-shaped. The outer phyllaries are tri- 

 angular, lance-shaped, acute, the inner narrower, 

 woolly-felted, hairy. The styles are yellow. The 

 ligules are yellow, with a fringe of hairs at the 

 tip. The margins of the receptacle pits are raised, 

 sharply-toothed. The plant is 12-18 in. high, 

 flowering in July and August, and is a herbaceous 

 perennial. 



Hieracium rivale, F. J. Hanb. — The habitat of 

 this plant is rocky burns, cliffs. The stem is 

 branched, woolly-felted above, purplish-red, stiffly 

 hairy below, glandular above. The radical leaves 

 are bright-green, the outer rounded, oval, finely 

 toothed, the inner oval, lancc-shaped, narrow-, 

 acute, narrowed to the shaggy leaf-stalk, sharply 

 toothed below, the innermost coarsely toothed, 

 hairy both sides and on the borders. The 1-2 

 stem-leaves are egg-shaped, lance-shaped, linear, 

 acute. The panicle is a falsely-forked corymb, 

 with dichasial branches. The flower-stalks are 

 long, arching, thickened at the tip, woolly-felted, 

 glandular, hairy. The 4-10 heads are grey, in- 

 versely conical. The phyllaries extend outwards 

 in bud, the outer short, awl-like, acute, the inner 

 long, lance-shaped, linear, acute or blunt, the 

 innermost long-pointed, bristle-like, woolly.fclled. 



