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Nabalus nanus (^'4'6V.) DC. 

 Prenanthcs serpentaria var. nana Gray 



Low RATTLESNAKE ROOT 



Top of Mt Mclntyre. An alpine or subalpine species in which the 

 flower heads are mostly clustered at the top of the stem and the leaves 

 are deeply lobed or parted. Boott's rattlesnake root, N. Boottii DC, is 

 found on the summit of Mt Marcy and of Mt Whiteface, but not in 

 North Elba. Its leaves are not lobed. 



Taraxacum Taraxacum (Z.) Karst. 



T. officinale Web. 



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 Dandelion 



Fields, pastures and waysides. Very common. May and June. In- 

 troduced and sometimes cultivated as a potherb. Young uncultivated 

 plants are often used for the same purpose. A troublesome weed in 

 lawns. 



Lactuca Canadensis L. 



Wild lettuce 



Fence rows and copses. Common. August. 



Lactuca spicata {Lam) Hitchc. 



'■ L. leucophaea Gray 



Tall Lactuca. Tall elite lettuce 



Similar to the preceding species in general appearance, and growing 

 in similar places. It may be distinguished by its bluish flowers and 

 beakless seeds. 



LOBELIACEAE 

 Lobelia inflata L. 



Indian tobacco 

 Fields, pastures and waysides. Common. August. 



CAMPANULACEAE 



Campanula rotundifolia L. 



Harebell 



Pastures, roadsides and rocky places. August. Along the road to 

 Averyville and on the precipitous side of Wallface mountain. 



