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florets yellow ; and the flower-bracts hoary. Stem 1-3 feet high, leafy ; the leaves oblong or 
lance-shaped, and toothed (dentate), those of the root (radical) in a loose rosette, and those 
of the stem more numerous than in the last species, the upper stalkless (sessile). 
Common. Woods and banks. July — September. Perennial. 
Shrubby Hawkweed. (Hieracium boreale, Fr.) — A variable plant. Flower-heads 
large, numerous, in a large cluster (panicle or corymb), terminating the stem and branches ; the 
flower-stems having minute bracts which pass insensibly into the flower-bracts ; the florets yellow ; 
and the flower-bracts numerous and olive-green. [As described in the genus Hieracium.] 
Stem 2-4 feet high, erect, rigid, very leafy, often purplish ; the leaves are all on the stem and 
are very numerous, oval, and toothed (serrate). 
Common. Woods and banks. August— September. Perennial. 
Narrow-leaved Hawkweed. (Hieracium umbellatum, Linn.)— Flower-heads large, 
terminal, in a dense cluster (umbellate-corymb) terminating the stem ; the flower-stalks having 
small bracts which pass insensibly into the flower-bracts ; the florets yellow ; the flower-bracts 
broad, with the tips curved outwards, olive-green. [As described in the genus Hieracium.] 
Stem 1-4 feet high, wiry, leafy, with the leaves all on the stem, narrow, strap-shaped, toothed, 
and stalkless (sessile). 
Common. Woods and rocky places. July — September. Perennial. 
CAT’S-EAR. (HYPOCHCERIS, LINN .) — Flower-heads many-flowered, large, solitary or in a 
loose cluster. Florets all strap-shaped (ligulate), yellow. Flower-bracts numerous, equal, over- 
lapping one another (imbricated) in several rows. Calyx-tube surmounted with a ring of hairs ; 
petals 5, united into a tube at the base and spreading into a 5-toothed, strap-shaped limb 
(ligulate) ; stamens 5, with the anthers united ; carpels 2, united ; fruit an achene, sometimes 
lengthened into a beak, crowned with the calyx-hairs (pappus), which are sometimes feathery. 
Herbs with a milky juice, the leaves chiefly from the root (radical) in a rosette. 
Smooth Cat’s-ear. (Hypoehceris glabra, Linn.)— As just described. The flower-heads 
small, solitary, terminating the stem and branches ; the florets pale yellow ; the flower-bracts few, 
as long as the florets. Flowering-stems 3-18 inches high, numerous and slender, slightly 
thickening upwards, usually leafless, with a few bracts ; the leaves all from the root (radical) in a 
rosette, oblong, more or less deeply toothed (dentate), wavy, and smooth. 
Rare. Dry sandy fields and waste places. June — August. Annual. 
Long’-POOted Cat’s-ear. (Hypochosris radicata, Linn.) — Flower-heads large, in a very 
loose cluster ; the florets deep yellow ; the flower-bracts numerous, narrow, tinged with red. 
[As just described in the genus Hypochoeris.] The flower-stems are 6-18 inches high, slightly 
thickening towards the flower-head, smooth, much branched, usually without leaves, having only a 
few bracts ; the leaves all from the root (radical) in a rosette, oblong, wavy, lobed towards the 
midrib (pinnatifid), sometimes with the lobes pointing to the base (runcinate), hairy. [Plate 74. 
Common. Fields and waste places. June— September. Perennial. 
Spotted Cat’s-ear. (Hypoehceris maculata, Linn.) — Flower-heads large and solitary, 
terminating the stem, which is rarely branched ; the florets dark yellow ; the flower-bracts narrow, 
numerous, the outer fringed with curly hairs. [As described in the genus Hypoehceris.] 
Flower-stems 6-12 inches high, solitary or few, stout, erect, not thickening upwards, now and then 
with a few small bracts below the flower-heads ; the leaves usually all from the root (radical) in a 
rosette, broadly oval, toothed, not lobed, rough, often spotted with dark purple. 
Rare. Chalky and limestone hills. July — August. Perennial. 
