LII. COMPOSITE 
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S. Kunthianus, Wall . ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 354. Stems slender, leafy, 18-24 in. 
Leaves lanceolate, toothed ; lower surface white-tomentose. Heads many- 
flowered, in broad, terminal corymbs. 
Heads 4-10-flowered. 
Leaves pinnately lobed 1.5. graciliflorus. 
Leaves ovate. 
Leaf-stalks winged 4. S. alatus. 
Leaf -stalks naked . . . . . . 5. S. rufinervis. 
Heads many-flowered. 
Leaves pinnately lobed 2. S. chrysanthemoides. 
Leaves ovate or spathulate . . . . 3. S. nudicaulis. 
1. Seneeio graciliflorus, DC . ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 338. Gla- 
brous ; stems 2-6 ft., grooved. Leaves thin, stalked, not lobed 
at the base, long-pointed, 4-6 x 2-4 in., pinnately divided into 
oblong, acute, coarsely toothed segments ; uppermost leaves narrow 
or linear, sessile. Heads numerous, often drooping, narrowly 
cylindric, J in. long, 5-8-flowered, in small clusters forming ter- 
minal corymbs. Involucral bracts 5-7, linear ; ray-flowers 2-5, 
inconspicuous ; ligules deeply toothed. 
Mahasu, Narkunda, in forest ; August, September. — Temperate Himalaya, 
8000-13,000 ft. 
2. Seneeio chrysanthemoides, DC. ; FI. Br. Did. iii. 339. Gla- 
brous or nearly so towards the base, pubescent upwards; stems 
2- 6 ft., robust, finely grooved. Lower leaves 6-9 x 3-4 in., 
pinnately divided into broad, toothed lobes ; terminal lobe much 
the largest, ovate, irregularly lobed and toothed; basal lobes 
lobed and toothed, stem-clasping. Upper leaves sessile, usually 
smaller and narrower ; lobes more numerous. Leaves often 
purple on the lower surface. Heads numerous, \ in. diam., many- 
flowered, in large, spreading, terminal corymbs. Involucral bracts 
10-12, oblong, acute ; ray-flowers 8-12, conspicuous ; ligules 
3- toothed. 
Simla, Mabasu, common ; August, September. — Temperate Himalaya, 
7000-13,000 ft. 
3. Seneeio nudicaulis, Buck. -Ham . ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 340. Stems 
glabrous, 12-24 in., grooved. Leaves nearly smooth on the upper 
surface, white- or purple-tomentose on the lower, obovate or 
spathulate, 2-3 in., crenate or sharply toothed ; radical leaves 
spreading, narrowed into a winged stalk ; stem-leaves few, dis- 
tant, sessile, basal lobes stem-clasping. Heads ^ in. diam., many- 
flowered, in terminal corymbs. Involucral bracts 10-14, ovate, 
pointed, 3-nerved along the centre, margins broad, scarious; 
ligules conspicuous, long, narrow, 3-toothed. 
Simla, common, on dry slopes ; May, June.— Temperate Himalaya, 5000- 
10,000 ft. 
4. Seneeio alatus, Wall . ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 358. Stems thick 
and hairy, often shaggy towards the base, 1-4 ft. Leaves pubes- 
