CROWKOOT FAMILY. 5O9 
Actaea alba (L.) Mill. Gard. Dict. ed.&, no. 2. 1768. Witt BANEBERRY. 
Actaea spicata var. alba L. Sp. P11: 504. 17538. 
Ell. Sk.2:15. Gray, Man.ed.6,48, Chap. Fl 11. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 1:50. 
Alleghenian and Carolinian areas, Nova Scotia and Ontario, west to British 
Columbia; southern New England, Ohio Valley to Arkansas, along the mountains to 
South Carolina. ; 
ALABAMA: Mountain region to Central Pine belt. Lee County, Auburn (Baker § 
Earle). Cullman County. Madison County, Montesano, Tuscaloosa County (1. 1. 
Smith), Flowers white, April; berries white, ripe in July; infrequent. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab, in nemoribus Americae,” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
CIMICIFUGA IL. Amoen. Acad. 8:193, 1774. BUGBANE. 
About 10 species, Eastern Europe, Asia, North America, 3. 
Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Gen. 2:15, 1818. sLACK COHOSH, 
Actaea racemosa L, Sp. P1.1:504. 1758. 
Ell. Sk. 2:16. Gray, Man, ed.6,47. Chap. FL 11. Gray, Syn. PI. N.A.1, pt. 1 >A. 
Alleghenian to Carolinian area, Southern Ontario, southwestern New England, 
west to Wisconsin, south along the mountains to Georgia, Arkansas, central Missouri. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley. Coosa Hills. Mountain region. Rich open woods, 
chiefly in calcareous soil. Blount County, Blount Springs. Dekalb County, Valley- 
head, 1,000 feet (Ff. A. Smith), St. Clair and Tallapoosa counties. Flowers white, 
June; fruit ripe in July; frequent. Perennial. 
Economic uses: The root is the “black snakeroot” or “Cimicifuga” of the United 
States Pharmacoprmia, 
Type locality: ‘ Hab.in Florida, Virginia, Canada.” 
Herb. Geol, Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
AQUILEGIA L. Sp. P11: 583. 1753, 
About 50 species described. Temperate regions Northern Hemisphere. North 
America about 14. 
Aquilegia canadensis L. Sp. Pl. 1:533. 1753. WILD COLUMBINE. 
Ell Sk.2:20. Gray, Man. ed.6,46. Chap. F1.9. Gray, Syn. FILN. A. 1, pt. 1:44. 
MEXICO, 
Canadian zone to Carolinian area. Quebec and Ontario west to Manitoba, Sas- 
katchewan, and the Rocky Mountains. New England to Nebraska and Dakota, 
south along the mountains to western Florida. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley. Prairie region. Rocky woods. Lauderdale County, 
bintis ‘Tennessee River (M. 6. Iilson). Autauga County, Prattville (EB. A. Smith), 
Flowers coral-red, June; not frequent. 
Type locality: “Hab. in Virginia, Canada.” 
Herb. Geol, Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
DELPHINIUM L. Sp. P1.1:580. 1755. 
About 120 species described. Herbs. Temperate aud mountainous regions of the 
Northern Hemisphere. North America 25, Atlantic 4. Ours perennial. 
Delphinium carolinianum Walt. Fl. Car. 155. 1788. AZURE LARKSPUR, 
Delphinum azurewm Michx. Fl. Bor, Am. 12314. 1803. 
Ell. Sk. 2:18. Gray, Man. ed. 6,46. Chap. Fl. 10, Gray, Syn. Fl, N. A. 1, pt. 
1:46. Coulter, Contr. Nat, Herb. 2:9. 
MEXICO. 
Canadian zone to Carolinianareas. Manitoba, Saskatchewan ; W voming, Nebraska, 
Missouri, and western Illinois; south trom North Carolina to western Florida, west 
to Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee valley to Central Prairie region. Open copses. Lawrence 
County, Moulton. Bibb County, Tionus, Dallas, Montgomery, Autauga counties. 
Lee County, Auburn (Baker §* Earle, 18). Flowers azure. April, May; not rare, Per- 
ennial. Most frequent in the limestone valleys and central prairies. 
Type locality: South Carolina. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Delphinium urceolatum Jacq. Coll. 1: 153. 1786. TALL LARKSPUR, 
Delphinium exaltatum Ait. Hort. Kew, 2: 244. 1789. 
Ell. Sk.2:19. Gray, Man.ed.6,46. Chap, F110. Gray, Syn. FIN. A. 1, pt. 1: 46. 
