CHICORY FAMILY. 7455 
Gray, Man. ed. 6,304. Gray, Syn. FILN. A. 1, pt.2:442. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 
2: 249, 
Carolinian area, Southeastern Massachusetts, northwestern Virginia, Ohio to 
Missouri, south along the mountains to Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Dry exposed places. Madison County, Montesano, 
1,500 feet. Cullinan County, in barren old ticlds, clearings, Flowers purplish; not 
uncommon, Biennial. 
Type locality: ‘* Pens.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaert. Fruet. 2: 362. 1791. 
BLUE-FLOWERED FALL WILD LETTUCE. 
Sonchus floridanus L. Sp. Pl. 2: 794. 1753, 
Mulgedium floridanum DC. Prodr. 7: 249. T8388. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Pennsylvania to Florida and Texas, west to 
Ohio, Missouri, and Arkansas, 
EM. Sk, 22255, Gray, Man. ed. 6,304. Chap. P1253. Gray, Syn. FL N. A. 1, pt. 2: 443. 
Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 250. . 
ALABAMA: Allover the State. Rich damp banks, borders of ditches and thickets. 
Madison County, near iuntsville. Mobile County. Flowers deep blue; May, June. 
Frequent. Annual or biennial. 
Type locality: ‘“Hab.in Virginia, Canada.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Lerb. Mohr. 
Lactuca villosa Jacq. Hort. Schoen. 3: 62, t. 367. 1798. 
ACUMINATE-LEAF WILD LETTUCE, 
Sonchus acuminatus Willd. Sp. P1.3:152. 1804. 
Mulgediim acuminatum DC, Prodr. 7: 250. 1838. 
Lactuca acuminata Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 19:73. 1883. 
El. Sk. 22255. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 304. Chap. FL 252. Gray, Syn. F1.N.A.1, pt. 
2:443. ° 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southern New Kneland, west to Ohio and Mis- 
souri, south from New Jersey to Florida and Louisiana. 
ALABAMA: Upper division Coast Pine belt. Thickets, shady copses, Clarke 
County, Suggsville (Dr. Denny). Flowers blue; August. Rare. Annual or biennial. 
Type locality not ascertained. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
NABALUS Cass. Dict. 34:94. 1826. 
PRENANTHES L, Sp. Pl. 2: 797.1753. In part. 
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About 20 species, perennial herbs, North America, Eastern North America, 9. 
Nabalus serpentaria (Pursh) Hook. I'l. Bor. Am. 1: 294. 1833. 
GALL OF THE EARTH. 
Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 2:499, 6. 24. 1814. 
Nabalus fraseri DC, Prody. 7: 241. 1888, 
Ell. Sk. 2:261. Gray, Man. ed. 6,301. Chap. F1,251.) Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 
2: 434. 
Canadian zone to Louisianian area, Newfoundland, Quebec, and Ontario; New 
York and Ohio, south from Tennessee to Florida, 
ALABAMA: Mountain region te Coast plain. Dry open woods in light soil. Cal- 
houn County, Anniston. Cullman County. Tuscaloosa County (/. 4A. Smith). 
Washineton, Clarke, and Mobile counties. Flowers white; July, August. Most 
frequent in the pine barrens. 
Economic uses: One of the reputed remedies for snake bites. 
Type locality: ‘fOn the mountains of Virginia and Carolina,” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb, Mohr. 
Nabalus serpentaria barbatus (Torr. & Gray). 
Nabalus fraseri var. barbatus Torr, & Gray, FIN, A.2:481. 1843. 
Prenanthes crepidinea EN. Sk. 2:259. 1821-24. Not Michx. 
P. serpentaria barbata Gray, Syn. FIN. A. 1, pt. 2:484. 1854. 
EM.Sk.1l.e. Chap. £1251.) Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1. ec. 
Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. Mountainous North Carolina to Georgia up to 
6,000 feet altitude. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Cullman County, 1,000 feet. Northern Alabama 
(Buckley). ‘ 
Type locality of Prenanthes crepidinea ll. : ‘Grows in the mountains of Carolina.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
