COMPOUND FLOWERS. 



343 



LAPSANA coMMtfNis (Common Nipple-wort). 



12. LAPSANA (Nipple-wort). 



1. L. communis (Common Mpple-wort). Leaves 

 stalked, toothed, heart-shaped at the base ; stem branched; 

 flowers numerous. Hedges and waste ground ; common. 

 A leafy plant, 2 3 feet high, with numerous small 

 yellow flowers ; the lower leaves often have several small 

 lobes running along the opposite sides of the stalks. 

 Fl. July, August. Annual. 



* L. pusilla is a rare species, occasionally found in 



