226 SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA ^Q. Crepis. 



Hier. sylvaticum differs from Hier. murorum in the root-leaves 

 being spear-shaped, and shghtly toothed ; the leaf -stalks being 

 longer in shape, the stem-leaves more than one, and the whole 

 plant considerably lai'ger. With. ed. 1818. p. 898, Root 

 slender, slightly creeping, with long, simple fibres. Stem 

 panicled. 

 H. sabaudum. Slirubhyt Broad-leaved H. Stem erect, 

 copiously leafy, many-flowered. Leaves egg-spear- 

 shaped, sharply toothed, rough-edged, somewhat clasp- 

 ing ; hairy beiieath» Flowers corymbose, E. B. 349- 

 Coppices, groves, thickets. 

 Per. July. 



Plant some\vhat shrubby, rongh, stiif. Fl. numerous, bright 

 yellow, open in the forenoon only. Ls. alternate, Ijroad, acute, 

 dark green, almost smooth above ; paler, somewhat glaucous, 

 A^'ery l)airy beneath : lower ones spear-shaped elliptical, length- 

 ened out at the base ; greater part of those on the stem egg- 

 spear-shaped, half embracing the stem. Flower-stalks erect, 

 downy, forming a thin corymb, liable to many different ap- 

 pearances. In shady places, plant sometimes smooth, but 

 always stiff. Stems two to three f. or more. Stigmas covered 

 with blackisli hairs. 

 H. umheUdtum. Narrow-leaved H. Stem erect, leafy, 

 almost solid, imperfectly umbellated. Leaves scattered, 

 linear, slightly toothed, nearly smooth as well as the 

 calyx. E. B. 1771 . C. 6. 58. H. intybaceum. 

 G. E. 298. 



Groves, gravelly thickets. 



Per. July. 



Fl. yellow, on long il. -stalks, in a corymbose umbellated form, ter- 

 minal. Points of the outer segments of the calyx turned back. 

 Plant used to dye wool of a fine yellow colour. Linn, Fl. Suec, 



* H. amplexicaule. See Appendix. 



CRETIS. Hawk^s^beard. 

 C tectoriim. Smooth H. Smooth Succory Hawk- 

 weed. Root leaves runcinate ; the rest clasping, spear- 

 shaped, and arrow-toothed. Stem smooth. Calyx 

 rough. Seed-down stalkless. E. B. 1111. C, 5. 

 55. Hieracium aphacoides. G. E. 297' 



Dry pastitres, meadows, waste ground, thatched roofs. 



An. June. ■ 



Root tapering. Herb very various in size and luxuriance. Stem 



u})right, smooth, rarely a little hairy, generally stained with 



purple just above each branching. Panicle upright, forked, 



corymbose, and with small leaves. Fl. rather small. Down 



