446 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 
Smilax laurifolia L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1030. 1753. BAY-LEAF BAMBOO. 
Ell. Sk. 2:699. Gray, Man. ed.6,521. Chap. Fl 476. 
Jarolinian and Louisianian areas. Southern New Jersey to Tlorida, west to 
Louisiana and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Central Pine belt to Coast plain. Wooded swamps, most frequent in 
alluvial soil. Tuscaloosa County (Rk. D. Nevins § Iyman). Montgomery, Wash- 
ington, Clarke, Mobile, and Baldwin counties. Flowersin May; fruit matures second 
year, November, December; black. Common. 
A stout vine with long branches, climbing over trees. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in Virginia, Carolina.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Smilax pumila Walt. Fl. Car. 244. 1788. Dwakr SMILAX. 
Smilax pubera Michx. I'l. Bor. Am. 2: 288. 1803. 
KM. Sk, 2:699. Chap. FI. 476. 
Louisianian area. South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, and eastern Texas (Cass 
County). 
ALABAMA: Metamorphic hills. Coast Pine belt. Shady banks in pine woods, 
Lee County, Auburn (/. 8. Earle). Clarke County (Dr, Denny). Escambia County, 
Wilson’s Station. Mobile County, Springhill. May; fruit October, November; 
scarlet. Plants with white berries have been observed. Frequent. 
Type locality : South Carolina. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Smilax walteri Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 1:249, 1814. CORAL SMILAX,. 
Smilax caduca EL. Sk. 2: 701. 1824. Not L. 
Ell. Sk.J.c. Gray, Man. ed. 6,520, Chap. Fl. 476. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. New Jersey, Virginia, and Tennessee; south- 
ern Atlantic and Gulf States to Louisiana, 
ALABAMA: Coast Pine belt, Coast plain. Wooded swamps, Clarke County, Suggs- 
ville (Dr. Denny). Mobile and Baldwin counties. May. Fruit ripe October, Nov- 
ember; berries scarlet, persistent over winter, matures the second year. Frequent. 
Type locality: ‘‘In the lower sandy countries of Virginia and Carolina, on river 
sides.” 
Herb. Geol, Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Smilax lanceolata L. Sp. Pl. 2:1031. 1753, SWEET-SCENTED SMILAX, 
Smilax ovata Pursh, Fl. Am, Sept. 1: 249. 1814. 
El. Sk.2:698. Gray, Man. ed. 6,521, Chap. Fl. 476. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 
2: 433, 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southern Virginia, North Carolina to Florida, 
west to eastern Texas, 
ALABAMA: Central Prairie region to Coast plain. Rich borders of woods and 
shaded swamps. Vike County, Troy. Montgomery and Mobile counties. Flowers, 
May, June; fruit matures the second year in the fall; red. 
An elegant evergreen vine with many long slender branches. Much used for 
decorations in winter. 
Type locality: “Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr, 
HAEMODORACEAE. Bloodwort Family. 
GYROTHECA Salisb. Trans. Hort. Soc. 1:327. 1812. 
(LACHNANTHES Ell, Sk.1:47. 1817.) 
One species, perennial, Atlantic North America. Southern. 
Gyrotheca capitata (Walt.) Morong, Bull. Torr. Club. 20:472. 1893. Rep Roor. 
Anonymus capitata Walt. Fl. Car. 69. 1788. 
Heritiera gmelini Michx. Fl. Bor, Am. 1:21. 1803. 
(ryrotheca tinctoria Salisb. Trans. Hort. Soe. 1:327. 1812. 
Lachnanthes tinctoria EM. Sk. 1:47. 1816, 
Gray, Man, ed. 6, 512. Chap. FIL. 469, 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas, Rhode Island, New Jersey to Florida, west to 
Mississippi. 
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