LILY FAMILY. 437 
CHROSPERMA Raf. Neogen. 3. 1825. 
(AMIANTHIUM Gray, Ann. Lyc. N. Y.4:121. 1837.) 
One species, perennial; South Atlantic North America. 
Chrosperma muscaetoxicum (Walt.) Kuntze, Rev. Gren. Pl. 2: 708, 1891. 
FLy Porson. 
Melanthium muscaetoxicum Walt. Fl. Car. 125. 1788. 
Helonias erythrosperma Michx. Fl. Bor, Am. 1:212, 1803, 
Amianthium muscaetoricum Gray, Ann. Lyc. N. ¥.4: 122, 1837, 
Ell, Sk. 1:421. Gray, Man. ed. 6,535. Chap. FI. 490, 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. New Jersey to Florida, west to Louisiana and 
Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Coosa Valley and Central Pine belt to Lower Pine region. Chilton 
County. Washington County, Yellowpine. Clarke, Baldwin, and Mobile counties, 
April, May; frequent. Root poisonous. 
Type locality: South Carolina. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
ZYGADENUS Michx. FI]. Bor. Am. 1:213. 1803. 
Nine species, perennials. Mexico, North America, &. 
Zygadenus angustifolius (Michx.) Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 14: 280. 1879. 
NARROW-LEAF ZYGADENUS. 
Helonias angustifolia Michx, Fl. Bor. Ain, 1:212. 1805. 
Amianthium angustifolium Gray, Ann. Lye. N. ¥.4:124. 1887. 
Kl. 8k.1:421. Chap. FI. 490. 
Louisianian area. South Carolina to Florida, west to Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Lower Coast Pine belt. Shady copses, Clarke County, Choctaw Cor- 
ner. Mobile County, Fowl River Station, Cottagehill, April, May. Flowers 
sordid white. Rare. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in herbosis fruticetis sylvarum humidis Carolinae infe- 
rioris.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Zygadenus glaberrimus Michx. F]. Bor, Am, 1: 214, t..77. 1808. 
LARGE-FLOWERED ZYGADENUS. 
El. Sk.1:420, Chap. FL. 488. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, west to 
Louisiana. 
ALABAMA: Lower Pine region. Coast plain. Grassy pine barrens. Washington 
County, Yellowpine. Mobile and Baldwin counties. June, July; not rare, 
Type locality: ‘“‘ Hab. in herbosis, humidis, Carolinae inferioris.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Zygadenus leimanthoides (Gray) Wats. Proc. Am. Acad, 14: 280. 1879. 
MOUNTAIN AYGADENUS. 
Amianthium leimanthoides Gray, Ann. Lye. N. Y. 4: 125. 1837, 
Gray, Man. ed. 6, 535. Chap. FI. 489; ed. 3, 516. 
Carolinian area, From New Jersey along the mountains to Georgia, 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Swampy places. Rare, 
Type locality not ascertained. 
Herb. Biltmore. 
STENANTHIUM Kunth, Enum, 4:180, 1845, 
Five species, perennials, northern Asia, Mexico. North America, 4. 
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong, Mem. Torr, Bot. Club, 5: 110. 1894. 
GRASSLEAF STENANTHIUM. 
Helonias graminea Ker-Gawl. Bot. Mag. t. 2599, 1814. 
Veratrum angustifolium Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 242, 1814. 
Stenanthium angustifolium Kunth, Enum. 4:190. 1843. 
Ell. Sk.1:423. Gray, Man. ed. 6,534. Chap. I'l. 489, 
Carolinian area. Virginia and Kentucky to North Carolina and Georgia; Arkansas, 
