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2. Heracleum canescens, Lindl. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 713. Stems 
slender, 1-3 ft., hairy, nearly leafless. Leaves up to 12 in. long, 
1- or 2-pinnate ; leaflets sessile, oblong or ovate, £-3 in., undi- 
Fig. 65. Heracleum canescens. 
vided or 3-lobed, irregularly toothed; both surfaces covered with 
scattered, short, white hairs. Rays 5-20, up to 3 in. long in fruit. 
Calyx-teeth small, linear, acute. Fruit pubescent, obovate, 
i-i X i in - (Fig- 65.) 
Simla, Mahasu, common in woods ; July-September. — W. Himalaya, 6000- 
8000 ft. 
3. Heracleum candicans, Wall . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 714. Stem 
robust, 2-6 ft., densely pubescent. Leaves 6-18 in., pinnate or 
pinnatifid, rarely 2-pinnate ; leaflets oblong, 6-12 in., pinnately 
lobed, irregularly toothed ; upper surface dark green, nearly 
