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**************** ABBREVIATIONS ****************

x: times. (after a species: a hybrid)

> or < : equal to, equalling. more or less.

< : less than.

> : greater than.

& : and.

(No.) : number in bracet indicates uncommon length or number.

2n=(No.) : refers to diploid chromosome count.

'thC : 'teenth centuary.

A. : Artemisia.

A.D. : Anno Domini

B.C. : before Christ.

diam : diameter.

Fl. : flowering in.

N.S.E.W.C. : North, South, East, West, Central.

Subsp.: Subspecies.

Var. : variety.

mm: mi11imeters.

cm: centimetres.

m: metres

lb: pounds.

kg: kilograms.

ft: foot.

yds: yards.

H. : hemicryptophyte, herb with buds at soil level.

Hp.: protohemicryptophyte, uniformly leafy stem, basal leaves smaller than rest.

Hs.: semi rosette hemicryptophyte, leafy stem lower leaves larger than upper &. basal inter-nodes shortened.

Ch.: chamaephyte, woody or herbaceous plants with buds above the soil surface, but below 25cm.

Abbreviations after scientific name of plant, indicates botanical authour.