THISTLE FAMILY. T99 
RATIBIDA laf. Am. Month. Mag. 2: 268, 1818, 
(Leracuys Kaf. Journ. Phys. 89: 100. 1818. ) 
Four species, North America, chiefly southwestern, Atlantic, 1. 
Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnhart, Bull. Torr, Club, 24:410. 2897, 
Rudbeckia pinnata Vent. Jard. Cels. #77. 1800, 
Lepachys pinnata Torr. & Gray, FIN. A. 2: 014. 1842. 
EH. Sk. 2:450. Gray, Man.ed.6.277. Chap. FL 228.) Gray, Syn. PLN. AJL, pt. 2: 
263. 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Western New York to Michigan, lowa, Minne- 
sota, and Nebraska, sonth from Pennsylvania and the Ohio Valley to Arkansas, 
Lonisiana, Tennessee, and middle Florida, 
ALABAMA: Mountainregion. Central Prairie region, Dry banks, borders of fields, 
Madison County, Montesano. Montgomery and Dallas counties. Hale County, pike 
near Troy. Flowers canary-yellow, disk pale purplish. Not rare in the Central 
Prairie belt. 
Type locality not ascertained. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb, Mohr. 
BRAUNERIA Neck. Elem.1:17. 1790, 
(Ecuinacka Moench, Meth. 591. 1794.) 
Two species, perennials, Atlantic North America, chieily Southern, 
Brauneria purpurea (L.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 5: 334, L894, 
BLaAck SAMPSON, PURPLE CONE-FLOWER. 
Rudbeckia purpurea L. Sp. Pl. 22907, 1758. 
Eehinacea purpurea Moench, Meth. 591. 1794. 
EM. Sk. 2:449. Gray, Man.ed.6,275. Chap. Pl. 226, Gray, Syn. PLN. A. 1, pt. 2: 
258, 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Virginia and Ohio Valley to Missouri, south to 
Tennessee and Georgia, west to Louisiana and Arkansas, 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley to Central Pine belt. Open woods and prairies. 
Lauderdale and Cullman counties. Tuscaloosa County (4, A. Smith). 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia, Carolina.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Brauneria pallida (Nutt.) Britton, Mem. Torr, Club, 5: 333. PALE CONE-FLOWER, 
Rudbeckia pallida Nutt. Journ, Acad. Phila, 7:77, 1834. 
Echinacea angustifolia DC. Prodr. 82554, 1836. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6,275. Chap, Fl. 226. Gray, Syn. FL ON. A. 1,pt.2: 258, Coulter, 
Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 214. 
Alleghenian and Carolinianareas. Manitoba, latitude 49°; Minnesota, and Michi- 
gan, west to Nebraska and Colorado, south from Tennessee to Georgia and Texas. 
ALABAMA: Central prairies. Hale County, Gallion. Flowers pink; June, July. 
Rare. 
Type locality: ‘‘Arkansas, Collected by myself and Dr. Pitcher.” 
Herb. Geol, Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
TETRAGONOTHECA L. Sp. P1.2:903. 1753. 
Three species, perennials, North America. Atlantic, 1. 
Tetragonotheca helianthoides IL. Sp. Pl. 2:903, FALSE SUNFLOWER, 
Ell. Sk.2:407. Gray. Man.ed.6,274. Chap, Fl. 226, Gray, Syn. FIN. A. 1, pt. 2: 
255. 
Carolinian and Lonisianian areas. Coast of Virginia, south to Florida and Missis- 
sippi. 
ALABAMA: Central Pine belt to Lower Pine region. Bibb, Monroe, Baldwin, and 
Mobile counties. Flowers in May and not rarely again in August, Frequent, 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv, Herb. Molir. 
STEMMODONTIA Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat, 46:407. 1827. 
(WepELIA Jacq. Enum. Pl. Carib, 8, 1760. Not Loetl. It. Hisp, 180, 1758.) 
(NiespuuRria Neck. Elem. 1:30. 1790. Not Scop. Introd. 134. 1777.) 
~(WOLLASTONIA DC.: Deesne. Nouv. Ann. Mus. Par. 3:414. 1834.) 
About 50 species, tropical America. 
