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BRITISH FLORA 



ftreen, tlif ouIlt narrow, inversely ej;jj-sli<-iped or 

 lancc-sli.'tped, blunt, the base wedjfe-shaped, finely 

 toothed, the inner lance-shaped, linear, acute, 

 narrow below, toothed, runninjf down the leaf- 

 stalk, stiffly hairy below, frinj^^ed with hairs on the 

 margin. The stem-leaf is stalked, narrow to 

 lance-shaped, acute, toothed. The panicle has a 

 straijrht base with curvinjj branches, longer than 

 the short-stalked acladium. The stalks are nearly 

 straight, woolly-felted, hairy. The 1-4 heads are 

 cylindrical in bud, bell-shaped in flower. The 

 phyllariesare dark, linear to lance-shaped, narrow 

 below, blunt, with a pale border, woolly-felted, 

 senescent, hairy, glandular. The ligules are 

 golden, fringed with hairs. The styles are livid. 

 The iichenes are chestnut. 



Hicracinm dissimilc, Lindeb. fil. — The habitat 

 of this plant is mountain glens. The stem is 

 round, tinged with purple, wavy, stiffly hairy, 

 woolly - felted, hairy above. The outer radical 

 leaves form a rosette, and are inversely egg- 

 shaped to spoon-shaped, with a round apex, 

 wetlge-shaped below, the margin toothed, the 

 inner elliptic to lance-shaped, narrowed both 

 ends, toothed, hairy below and on the margins. 

 The stem-leaves are 1-3, like the last. The 

 panicle is small, nearly simple, or corj'mbose, 

 with 2-3 erect to spreading, arching branches, 

 longer than the acladium. The stalks are woolly- 

 felted, stiffly hairy, glandular. The 4-8 heads are 

 thick, egg-shaped. The phyllaries are oblong to 

 linear, narrow above, blunt, the inner acute, with 

 a pale border, woolly-felted, senescent, hairy, 

 glandular. The ligules are yellow, tipped with 

 stiff hairs. The styles are dingy. The plant is 

 10-18 in. high, flowering in July and August, and 

 is a herbaceous perennial. 



Hieracium porrigens, Almq. — The stem of this 

 plant is stiffly hairy, woolly-felted, glandular 

 above. The radical leaves are dull-green, spotted, 

 bluish-green below, the outer oval to oblong, 

 blunt, toothed, narrow below, the inner egg- 

 shaped to lance-shaped, narrow both ends, toothed, 

 the teeth curving forwards and below, purple- 

 spotted, stiffly hairy, woolly-felted, the margins 

 fringed with hairs. The 1-4 stem-leaves are 

 smaller upwards, the lower stalked, egg-shaped 

 to lance-shaped, linear, toothed. The panicle is 

 branching, with close, erect to spreading, arch- 

 ing branches, longer than the acladium. The 

 flower-stalks are rather short, woolly - felted, 

 glandular, hairy. The heads are dark-green, 

 egg-shaped at the base. The phyllaries are linear, 

 lance-shaped, extending outwards, the innermost 

 awl-like, woolly-felted, glandular, hairy. The 

 ligules are yellow, hairless at the tip. The style 

 is yellow, soon discolouring. 



Hieracium duriceps, F. J. Hanb. — The habitat 

 of this plant is rocky cliffs and burns, limestone 

 rocks. The stem is wiry, reddish -purple, stiffly 

 hairy below, nearly smooth above. The radical 

 leaves are small, the primary oval to oblong, the 

 later inversely lance-shaped, acute, wedge-shaped 

 below, with 3-6 acute teeth, dull-green, with 

 purple spots, stiffly hairy below. The 1-3 stem- 



leaves are narrow, lance-shaped, toothed, the 

 upper linear, entire. The panicle has 2-3 erect, 

 straight branches, the upper spreading, arching, 

 longer than the short-stalked acladium, the stalks 

 are slender, rigid, woolly-felted, hairy. The 2-6 

 heads are small, hard, inversely conical. The 

 phyllaries are deep-green, awl-like, narrow above, 

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

 ligules are golden, tipped with stiff hairs. The 

 styles are livid. The plant is 15-20 ft., flowering 

 from June to .August, and is a herbaceous perennial. 



Hieracium acroleucum, Stenslr. — The habitat of 

 this plant is slate quarries, &c. The stem is 

 slender, rigid, stiffly hairy below, glandular above. 

 The outer radical leaves soon fade, and are oval 

 to oblong, elliptic, entire or toothed, the inner 

 lance-shaped, toothed, acute, narrowed below, 

 stiffly hairy on the nerves below, fringed with 

 hairs at the border. The 2-8 stem-leaves are 

 narrow, lance-shaped, entire, the lower like the 

 inner basal leaves. The panicle has the lower 

 branches erect to spreading, the upper close, 

 ascending, longer than the acladium. The stalks 

 are slender, woolly-felted, glandular, hairy. The 

 heads are slender, long, egg-shaped, rounded. 

 The phyllaries are narrow, linear to lance-shaped, 

 acute, the tips of the inner curved, woolly-felted at 

 the border, senescent, glandular, hairy. The 

 ligules are hairless. The styles are yellow. 



Hieracium orcadense, W. R. Linton. — The 

 habitat of this plant is cliffs. The stem is finely 

 furrowed, reddish, stiffly hairy, woolly - felted 

 below, hairy above. The radical outer leaves are 

 oblong to inversely egg-shapetl, broad, rounded, 

 narrowed below, the inner lance-shaped, acute, 

 toothed each side, wedge-shaped below, hairy 

 both sides and on the border. The 2-4 stem-leaves 

 are stalked, like the inner basal leaves, with acute 

 teeth. The panicle is close and compact, with 

 close branches, the lower nearly erect, the upper 

 curved, longer than the acladium. The 4-10 heads 

 are dark, cylindric, blunt-based. The stalks are 

 woolly-felted, hairy, glandular. The phyllaries are 

 dark-olive, broad, blunt, with a pale border, 

 senescent, woolly-felted below, hairy, glandular. 

 The ligules are golden, with hairless tips. The 

 st\'les are pale-olive, then dark-livid. The plant 

 is 1-2 ft. high, flowering in July and August, and 

 is a herbaceous perennial. 



Hieracium orarium, Lindeb fil. — The habitat of 

 this plant is cliffs and banks of streams. The 

 stem is simple or branched, stiffly hairy below, 

 woolly-felted, stiffly hairy above. The ra<lical 

 leaves are few, the outer soon fading, elliptic to 

 narrow at both ends, lance-shaped, oblong, tri- 

 angular, entire above, the lower with acute teeth, 

 stiffly hairy below and on the borders. There are 

 2-3 stem-leaves, the lower shortly stalked, lance- 

 shaped, acute, toothed. The panicle is small, with 

 2-3 arching branches, the upper longer than the 

 acladium. The stalks are stiffly hairy, woolly- 

 felted, glandular. The phyllaries are lance-shaped 

 to linear, blunt, the innermost acute, woolly-felted 

 at the edge, glandular, hairy. The ligules are 

 yellow, stiffly hairy at the tip. The styles are dull- 



