744 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 
Viburnum nudum L. Sp. P1.1:268, 1753, Possum Haw. 
Viburnum nudum var, claytonii Torr. & Gray, FIN. A. 2:14. 1841. 
Ell. Sk. 1: 365. Gray, Man.ed.6, 219. Chap. Pl. 171.) Gray, Syn. FL ON. A. 1, pt. 
2:11. 
Jarolinian and Louisianian areas. Southern New England, West Virginia, south 
to Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region to Coast plain. Swampy thickets. Clay County, 
1,000 feet. Cullman, Henry, Franklin, Washington, Montgomery, Monroe, Baldwin, 
and Mobile counties. Flowers white; April, May. Fruit ripe September; black, 
with bluish bloom. 
Most frequent in the sandy swamps, borders of pine-barren streams. Shrub, not 
infrequently somewhat arborescent, 8 to 16 feet high. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab.in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb, Mohr. 
Viburnum nitidum Ait. Hort. Kew. 1:371. 1789. 
Viburnum nudum var. angustifolium Torr, & Gray, FIN, A. 2:14. 1841, 
Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 2:12. 
Slender shrub, 15 to 20 feet high, branches weak, drooping or reclining, leaves 
smooth, shining above, lanceolate to oblong, acute to acuminate, entire or obscurely 
crenulate; branchlets quadrangular, sparingly scurfy; berries smaller than in the 
above, oblong, acute, 4 inch wide, } inch long. 
Louisianian area, North Carolina to Florida, west to Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Lower Pine region. Coast plain. Wooded swampy banks of pine- 
barren streams. Mobile and Baldwin counties. Flowers white, May. Berries ripe 
September, October; bluish black. Frequent. 
Type locality: ‘“‘Native of North America,” 
Herb, Geol. Surv. Herb, Mohr. 
TRIOSTEUM L. Sp. Pl. 1:176. 17538. 
Four species, perennial herbs, temperate North America, Himalayan India, China, 
Triosteum perfoliatum L. Sp. Pl. 1: 176. 1753. TINKER’S Root, Frver Roor, 
Triosteum major Michx. I'l. Bor. Am. 1: 107. 1803. 
Ell. Sk. 1: 269. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 219, Chap. F1.170.) Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 
2: 12. 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Quebee, Ontario; New England west to Minne- 
sota, south to the Ohio Valley, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee, and along the 
mountains to Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Central Prairie region. Rich woods. Montgomery County, Pintlalla 
Creek. Flowers white, April; fruit ripe July, scarlet, Local and rare, Perennial, 
from a large woody root. 
Economic uses: The root, under the name of “Tinker’s root,” is used medicinally, 
Type locality: “ Hab.in America septentrionali,” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr, 
Triosteum angustifolium L. Sp. Pl. 1: 176. 1753. NARROW-LEAF FEVER Root. 
Triosteum minus Michx. F]. Bor. Am, 1:107. 18038. 
Ell. Sk. 1:270. Gray, Man, ed. 6, 219. Chap. FI.170.) Gray, Syn. Fl N. A. 1, pt. 
2:12. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Virginia to Missouri and Arkansas, south to 
North Carolina and Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley, Rich copses. Lauderdale County, Greenhill (7, 
Stutis). Flowers May; fruit ripe in June, Local and rare. 
Type locality: “Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb, Geol, Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
SYMPHORICARPOS Juss. Gen. Pl. 211. 1789. 
Nine species, temperate Mexico. North America, 7. 
Symphoricarpos symphoricarpos (L.) MeMillan, Bull. Torr. Club, 19:15, 1892. 
CoRAL BERRY, 
Lonicera symphoricarpos L. Sp. Pl, 12175. 1753. 
Symphoricarpos orbiculata Moench, Meth, 508, 1794. 
Symphoricarpos vulgaris Michx. Fl. Bor. Am, 1: 106. 1803. 
» KIL, Sk. 1:273. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 220. Chap. I'l. 169.) Gray, Syn. FL.N. A. 1, pt. 
2:13. 
