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HIERACIUM pulmonarium,
Lungwort Hawkweed.
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SYNGENESIA Palygamia-cequails,
G en. Chau. Recept. nearly naked, dotted. Cal. irn-*
bricated, ovate. Down simple, sessile.
Spec. Char. Stem branched, cymose, with few leaves,
solid. Leaves lanceolate, deeply toothed, the
teeth pointing forward.
Syn. Hieracium pultnonarioides. Villars. Dauph.
V. 3 . 1 3 3 ,
O l J R doubts respecting this plant of Yillars are removed
by the discovery of Scottish specimens, exactly according
with his own from Dauphiny. These were gathered by Mr.
W . Borrer, on the banks of the river Nivis, near the bridge,
last summer. W e have several unsettled specimens of this
genus, especially from Mr. G. Don, both dried and living,
still under our observation, but none that appears to agree
with the present..
This species is satisfactorily distinguished from H. macn-
latum, t. 2 1 2 1 , by its solid stem, and the small number o f its
stem-leaves, which are mostly one or two, near the bottom
only. The flowers are fewer and larger. Radical leaves numerous,
stalked, lanceolate or slightly elliptical, narrower
than those of maculatum, and rather clouded than spotted,
with faint tints of purplish brown. Their teeth are deep and
strong, all pointing forward; the margins and footstalks hairy.
Root perennial. Stem not half so tall as that of maculatum,
W e have retained the sense of the original name, which alludes
to the leaves being spotted like Pulmonaria orLungwort,
but have changed the termination oides, which is inadmissible
except in words of Greek derivation.