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Artemisia vulgaris L. 

 Common mugwort 

 Waste places at Barton. July- September. 



Tussilago farfara L. 

 Coltsfoot 

 Moist soil by roadsides. Infrequent. April-May. 



Erechtites hieracifolia (L.) Raf. 

 Fireiceed 

 Woodland and thickets, specially in recent clearings and burnt 

 districts. Common. August-September. 



Synosma suaveolens (L.) Raf. 

 Cacalia suaveolens L. 

 Sweet-scented Indian plantain 

 Alluvial soil and woods along the river. Frequent. Septem- 

 ber. 



Senecio aureus L. 



Golden ragivort. Liferoot 

 Swamps. Avet meadows and along streams. Common. May- 

 June. 



Arctium lappa L. 



Burdock 

 Waste places. Frequent. July-September. 



Arctium minus Schk. 

 Common burdock 

 Waste places, specially about dwellings. Common. July-Oc- 

 tober. 



Carduus lanceolatus L. 



Cnicus lanceolatus Hoffm. 

 Common tur thistle 

 Fields and waste places. Common. July-October. 



Carduus discolor (Muhl.) Nutt. 

 Cnicus altissimus var. discolor Gray 

 Field thistle 

 Plentiful in fields along the river. Julv-October. 



