586 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 
NorTHERN MEXICO, 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. New England west to Michigan; Ohio Valley to 
Missouri, south to Arkansas and Texas, and from New York to F lorida and Louisiana: 
ALABAMA: Undoubtedly scattered throughout the State in dry sandy soil, col- 
lected, however, only ina few localities. Lowerhills. Fayette County (£. 4. Smith), 
Mobile County, Citronelle. Flowers yellow. April, May. Not infrequent in the dry 
pine barrens of the Lower Pine belt. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia, Pensylvania.” 
Herb. Geol. Sury. Herb. Mohr. 
Linum medium (Planch.) Britt. & Br. Il. Fl. 2:349. 1897. 
Linum virginianum var, medium Planch, Lond, Journ. Bot. '7:480. 1818. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Ontario to Florida and Texas, 
ALABAMA: Dry sandy woods. Mobile County, Springhill, Citronelle, | Baldwin 
County, Josephine. Flowers pale yellow. July, August. Not frequent. Perennial. 
Type loeality: ‘Canada, lacus Huron, Dr. Todd ~ * * 3 Kentucky, Dr. 
Short.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Linum floridanum (Planch.) Trelease, Trans. St. Louis Acad, 2:13, 1886. 
SOUTHERN YELLOW FLAX, 
Linum virginianum var. floridanum Planch, Lond. Journ, Bot. 7:480. 1848. 
Chap. Fl. ed. 3, 64. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Florida. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Lower Metamorphic hills. Lee County, near Auburn 
(Baker §° Earle, 95), Coast plain, Low damp pine barrens. Mobile and Baldwin 
counties. Flowers pale yellow. May, June. Frequent. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘Florida, Dr. Chapman.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Linum striatum Walt. Fl. Car. 118. 1788. SWAMP YELLOW FLAX, 
Gray, Man. ed. 6, 102, Chap. F163; ed. 3,64, Coulter, Contr, Nat. Herb, 2:47, 
Allegheni: in to Louisianian area, Southern Ontario; eastern Massachusetts and 
New Y ‘ork to Missouri and Nebraska; south from Tennessee to Florida, west to Texas. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region to Coast plain. Moist thickets. Clay County, Shin- 
bone Valley, 1,000 feet. Fayette County (/. A. Smith), Montgomery and Mobile 
counties, Flowers yellow. May, June. Frequent. Several stems from the same 
root. Perennial. 
Type locality: South Carolina. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Linum sulcatum Riddell, Suppl. Cat. Ohio Pl. 10.) 1886. GROOVED YELLOW FLAX, 
Canam boottii Planch. Lond. Journ. Bot, 72475. 1842. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6,102, Chap, F1,63. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb, 2:47, 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Ontario; Northwest Territory, Massachusetts, 
west to Minnesota, Dakota, Nebraska, southern Ohio Valley, Missouri, Arkansas, and 
Texas. 
ALABAMA: Central Prairie region. Dry open ground. Autauga County near 
Prattville, quite abundant, Flowers pale yellow; June, Local. Annual. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Dover, Ohio, August 30, 1830,” ex. Herb. Riddell. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Linum berlandieri Hook. Bot. Mag. 63:4. 3480. 1856. 
Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:47. 
ALABAMA: Adventive through wool on the dumping ground of the old woolen 
mills, Prattville, Autauga ( ‘ounty. Collected July, 1880. 1? erenni: ul. 
Type locality: “Texas.” I ound by Berlandier at “ Bejar” and later by Draum- 
mond ‘at Rio Brazos and San F elipe.’ 
Herb. Geol. Surv. 
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE. Bean-Caper Family. 
KALLSTROEMIA Scop. Introd. 212. 1777. 
Twelve species, warmer regions. Asia, America. 
Kallstroemia maxima (L.) Torr. & Gray, FIN. A.1:218. 1840. 
LARGEST CALTROPS, 
Tribulus marimus L. Sp. Pl. 1: 386. 1753, 
Griseb. IF]. Brit. W. Ind. 184. 
