CINERARIA paluflris.
Marfl) Flea-wort.
S T N G E N E S I A Polygamia-fuperßua.
G en. Char. Receptacle naked. Seed down Ample. Cal.
Ample, of many equal fcales.
Spec. C har. Flowers corymbofe. Leaves broadly
lanceolate, dentated or finuated. Stem fhaggy.
S yn. Cineraria paluftris. Linn. Sp. PL 1243. HudJ.
FI. An. 369.- With. Bot. Arr. 919. Relh. Cant.
3 2 0 .
Conyza foliis laciniatis. Rail Syn. 174.
1 H I S , th ou gh b y no means a common plant, is found in
many ditches and w e t marfhy places in the fens. M r . W o o dw a rd
favou red us w ith this fpec imen in the middle o f Ju ne laft from
nea r H ad ifco e in N o r fo lk ; it g row s alfo on S t. F a ith ’s N ew to n
b o gs near N o rw ich .
T h e la rge fibrous perennial ro ot ru ns deep into the muddy
bottoms o f ditches, and th rows up h igh above the furface o f
the w a te r one v e ry flo u t principal ftem, w ith a few lefler ones,
a ll o f them e r e f t , unb ranched, w ith many angles and ftriated
b e tw e en , c lothed w ith th ick foft fh a g g y ha ir, covered from
top to bo ttom w ith numerous alternate lanceola te leaves, and
terminated b y a le a fy corymbus o f br igh t y e llow flowers w ith
lemon-co lou red rays. T h e leaves are flightly v ifc id and hairy,
ir reg u la r ly dentated, and often finuated. T h e flowers agree
p e r fe c tly w ith the ch a ra fte r o f Cinerar ia, th o u gh once referred
b y Linnseus to the genus O th on n a . A l l the hairs o f this plant
are p e llu c id , and fine ly jo in ted like a C on fe rv a .