114 ALIEN FLORA OF BRITAIN 



of a naturalised alien of garden origin in Britain, and 

 in many of its localities, especially in the south, this is 

 doubtless its proper status. Its presence, however, as a 

 native in Normandy, Belgium, and Holland, and its long 

 standing (since the time of Gerarde) as a spontaneous 

 plant of this country, seem to warrant its acceptance as 

 a native.] 



[Doronicum plantagineum, L. Native in woods in 

 Perthshire. Subject to the same conditions as Doronicum 

 Pardalianches. Its foreign distribution is strictly western, 

 stretching from Portugal to Normandy.] 



Encelia mexicana, Mart. A native of Mexico. Once 

 recorded from waste ground in Bristol. 



Erigeron canadense, L. A native of North America, 

 now spread all over the temperate regions of the world. 

 It was first noticed in the seventeenth century in France, 

 and a few years later in England also. It is now a 

 common weed, especially in the southern and eastern 

 counties, where it frequently has all the appearance of 

 a native. 



[Filago germanica, L. Native in England in dry 

 pastures and heaths. It is much more abundant as a 

 weed of dry cultivated fields, and in most local Floras 

 is recorded only as such.] 



Pilago spathulata, Presl. A weed of cultivated ground 

 over the greater part of Europe and in Northern Africa. 

 It may perhaps be a native of the mountains of Corsica, 

 where it is recorded from natural habitats. In England 

 it is confined to the south-eastern counties. 



