676 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region; ranges of greatest elevation. Dry rocky hillsides 
and open woods. Dekalb County, Lookout Mountain, 1,400 to 1,600 feet. Flowers 
pale pink; May, June. Rare, 
Type locality: ‘Crescit in Virginia, unde speeimina Clayton misit.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Asclepias perennis Walt. I'l. Car, 107. 1788, SMALL-FLOWERED MILK WEED, 
Asclepias parviflora Ait, Hort. Kew. ed. 1,1:307, 1789, 
BIL, Sk.1:323. Gray, Man. ed. 6,342. Chap. FI. 365, Gray, Syn. FIN. A, 2, pt.1:96. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southern Indiana to Arkansas and Texas, and 
from South Carolina to Florida and Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Central Pine belt to Coast Pine belt. Muddy alluvial banks. Bibb, 
Montgomery, and Washington counties. Mobile County, banks of Alabama River 
(Chastangs). Flowers white; June, July. Notrare. Lower part of stem and roots 
woody. 
Type locality: South Carolina. 
Herb, Geol Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Asclepias verticillata L. Sp. P1,1:217. 1753, WHORLED MILK WEED, 
EIL Sk. 1:824. Gray, Man, ed. 6,342. Chap. F1. 365, Gray, Syn. PLN. A. 2, pt. 1:97. 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Ontario to Manitoba: New England west to 
Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley to Upper division of Coast Pine belt. Rocky or sandy 
ridges, dry or damp soil. Lauderdale County, in the barrens. Clay County, on 
Che-aw-ha Mountain, 2,200 feet altitude. Tuscaloosa and Clarke counties. Flowers 
greenish; June, July. Frequent, 
Type locality: ‘Hab, in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb, Mohr, 
Asclepias verticillata linearis (Scheele) Pollard, Bull, Torr. Club 24:156. 1897, 
Asclepias linearis Scheele, Linnaea, 21:758. 1848, 
A, verticillata subverticillata Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 12:71, 1876. 
Gray, Syn. FLN, A.2, pt. 1:97, Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 267, 
NORTHERN MEXICO, 
Louisianian area. Mississippi, western Texas, and New Mexico. 
ALABAMA: Central Prairie region. Damp woods. Autauga County, Prattville. 
Flowers greenish; July. Rare; most probably adventive from Texas. 
Type locality: ‘*Bei Neubrauntels [Texas]: Lindheimer.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. 
Asclepias michauxii Decsne. in DC. Prodr. 8:569. 1844.9 Micuaux’s MILKWEED. 
Asclepias angustifolia Ell. Sk.1:325. 1817. Not Schweig. 1812, 
Chap. FL. 365. Gray, Syn. FILL N. A. 2, pt. 1:97. 
Louisianian area. South Carolina to Florida, west to eastern Louisiana. 
ALABAMA: Lower Pine region and Coast plain. Flat or rolling sandy pine bar- 
rens. Flowers pale purple and greenish—uot orange, as stated by Elliott; April, 
May. Notrare, Many ascending stems from a stout woody root, 
Type locality: “America septentrionalis.” 
Herb. Geol, Surv. Herb, Mohr. 
ACERATES Ell. Sk, 1:316. 1817. 
Seven species, perennial herbs, eastern North America, 
Acerates floridana (liam.) A.S, Hitchcock, Trans, St. Lonis Acad. 52508, 1891. 
FLORIDA GREEN MILKWEED, 
Asclepias floridana Lam, Encyel. 1: 284. 1783. 
A. longifolia Michx. Fl. Bor. Am 1:116, 1808. 
Acerates longifolia Ell. Sk. 1:317. 1817. 
KIL. Sk. 1. c, Gray, Man. ed. 6,343; Syn. FIN. A. 2, 1:99. Chap, F1. 3866. Coulter, 
Contr. Nat. Herb, 2: 268, 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Ohio to Michigan, Missouri, Arkansas, and 
Texas; and from Tennessee to Florida and Louisiana. 
ALABAMA: Central Prairie region to Coast plain. In wet grassy places. Autauga 
Couuty (4. 4. Smith), Montgomery and Mobile counties. Flowers greenish white, 
April, May; not infrequent. One to 14 feet hich. 
Type locality: ‘‘Cette plante croit dans la Floride & au Mississipi.” 
Nerb, Geol, Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
