I N U L A dyfenterica,
Common Fleabane.
SYNGENESIA Polygamta-fuperjlua.
G e n . C h a r . Recept. nearly naked. Down fimple.
Cal, imbricated. Florets o f the radius very numerous,
linear. Anther# with % briftles at the
bafe.
S p e c . C h a r . Leaves oblong, clafping the Item with
their heart-fhaped bafe, downy. Stem woolly,
panicked. Calyx-fcales bridle-fhaped, hairy.
S y n . Jnula dyfenterica. Finn. Sp. PI. 1237. Sm. FI.
Brit. 891. Hud/. 368. With. 731. Hull. 185,
Relh. 331. Sibth. 246. Abbot. 184. Curt. Bond,
fafc. 3. t. 56.
Conyza media. Raii Syn. 174.
T h i s is a frequ en t p lant in c lear d itch es and w a te ry p la ce s ,
w h e r e its g o ld en flowers are con fp icu o u s in A u g u f t .
T h e ro ot is c r e ep in g and p e renn ia l. Stem a fo o t or more
in h e ig h t, u p r igh t, b ran ch ed in a p anic led or co rym b o fe
m an n e r , an g u la r , w o o lly , c lo th ed w ith alternate o b lo n g fpread-
in g lea v es , w h ic h em b ra c e th e Item w ith th eir hea rt-thaped
b a fe . T h e ir m a rg in is w a v ed and {lightly to othed ; th e ir fu r -
fa c e s v e in y ; and th e u nder fide in pa rticula r den fe ly c lo th ed
w ith h o a ry d ow n . F low e r s n um erou s, te rm in a l, fo lita ry ,
h o r iz o n ta l, o f a fu ll b r ig h t y e llow . L e a v e s o f th e c a ly x aw l-
fh ap ed , h a iry . R ad ian t florets tw ic e as lo n g as the c a ly x ,
fp re ad in g , lin ea r , en d in g in th re e te e th , and at len g th re vo lu te .
E a c h anthe ra w ith a lo n g ifh b r iftles at its b a fe . Seeds ob o v a te ,
ro u g h , c row ned w ith ro u g h d ow n . R e c e p ta c le a litt le cellu la r,
and b e fe t w ith m in u te u nequ a l te e th. T h e he rb is v ifc id to
th e to u c h , and exh a le s a p e cu lia r fharpifh a rom a tic fc e n t , n o t
tm l ik e th a t o f a p e a ch .
M r . R e lh a n in th e fe'cond edition o f h is Flora Cantabri-
gienjis ju f t p u b lifh ed , to w h ich edition w e h a v e o f la te a lw a y s
refer red, m en tio n s a v a r ie ty o f th is Inula w ith v e r y fh o r t ra ys
th a t has h ith e r to efcaped o u r n o t ic e .