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S, Kunthianus, Wall. : FI. Br. Ind. iii. 354. Stems slender, ieafj% 18-24 in. 
Leaves lanceolate, toothed ; lower surface white-tomentose. Heads many- 
flowered, in broad, terminal corymbs. 
Heads 4-10-flowered. 
Leaves pinnately lobed . 
Leaves ovate. 
Leaf-stalks winged 
Leaf-stalks naked 
Heads many-flowered. 
Leaves pinnately lobed . 
Leaves ovate or spathulate 
. 1. S. gmciliflorus, 
. 4. S. alatus. 
. 5. S. rufinervis. 
. 2. S. chrysanthemoides. 
. 3. S. nudicaulis. 
1. Senecio graciliflorus, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 338. Glabrous ; 
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 
terminal corymbs. Involucral bracts 5-7, linear ; ray-flowers 
2- 5, inconspicuous ; ligules deeply toothed. 
Mahasu, Narkunda, in forest ; August, September. — Temperate Himalava, 
8000-13,000 ft. 
2. Senecio chrysanthemoides, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 339. 
Glabrous or nearly so towards the base, pubescent upwards ; 
stems 2-6 ft., robust, finely grooved. Lower leaves 6-9 x3-4 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, Mahasu, common ; August, September. — Temperate Himalaya, 
7000-13,000 ft. 
3. Senecio nudicaulis, Buch.-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, 
•distant, 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- 
io,oooft. . 
4. Senecio alatus, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 358. Stems thick 
and hairy, often shaggy towards the base, 1-4 ft. Leaves 
