PL ex, cal, 39. COMPOSITE, A. 185. Taraxacum. 4*27 
Taraxacum erectum, Hoffm. Germ. 1, 270. 
Leontodon Raii, Gouan Illustr. 55. 
Leontodon lividum, Willd. S.P. 1545. 
Leontodon salinum, Pall. Pal. 735. 
Hedypnois paludosa, Scop. Cam. 2, 100. 
Leontodon palustre, Lyons Fasc. 48. 
Leontodon Taraxacon, Withering But. Arr. 679. 
Marsh dandelion. 
Fields and pastures ; perennial ; June and July. 
Bractece pointed, much shorter than the pericline; co- 
rolla yellow. 
XI. 186. ACHYROPHORUS. Scopoli. Cats-ear. 
Pericline oblong; scales many, imbricated, keeled, mu- 
ricated ; calathides many-flowered ; clinanthus rather convex, 
chaffy; chaffs linear, pointed, nearly as long as the peri- 
cline, falling off* ; akenium streaked ; pappus stipitate, fea- 
thered ; rays threadshape. 
1. Achyrophorus maculatus. Spotted cats-ear. 
Stem nearly naked ; branches solitary ; leaves ovate, ob- 
long, rather toothed, often spotted. 
Hieraclum primum latifolium Clusii, Raii Syn. 167, 17 ; Ger. em. 301, 1. 
Hypochaeris maculata, Lin. S. P. 1140. 
Achyrophorus maculatus, Scop. Cam. 986. 
Chalky mountainous pastures ; perennial ; July. 
Stem upright, hirsute; root-leaves rough; spots purple; 
calathides mostly solitary, large ; pericline hairy ; corolla 
golden. 
2. Achyrophorus radicatus . Long-rooted cats-ear. 
Stem branched, naked, smooth ; leaves runcinate, blunt, 
rough ; peduncles scaly. 
Hieracium longius radicatum, Raii Syn. 165, 6; Ger. em. 298, 6; Park. 
790. 
Hypochaeris radicata, Lin. S. P. 1 140. 
Achyrophorus radicata. Scop. Cam. 987. 
Fields and pastures; perennial; June and August. 
Root very long ; stems many, 6 inches high, simple ; ca- 
lathides solitary, nearly sessile, on the side. 
XII. 187. HYPOCHiERIS. Theophrastus. Cats-tongue. 
Pericline long, conical ; scales many, imbricate, smooth, 
flat, tip coloured ; calathides many-flowered ; clinanthus 
flat, chaffy ; chaff lanceolate, pointed, nearly a& long as the 
