THISTLE FAMILY. 815 
Ell. Sk. 2:329. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 293. Chap. FI. 245. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 
2: 391. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb, 2: 242, 
Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario to British 
Columbia; New England west to Minnesota, southward from New York along the 
mountains tou Georgia and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region to Central Pine belt. Dry hills, open woods. Lawrence 
and Cullman counties, Lee County, Auburn (farle § Baker). Bibb County, Pratt's 
Ferry. Hale County, Havana (2. 4. Smith). May; not frequent. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘Ifab. in America boreali.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Senecio memmingeri Britton, Bull. Torr. Club, 25: 147. 1897. 
MEMMINGER’S BUTTER WEED, 
Glabrous, or nearly so, 1 to 2 feet high, with tufts of basal leaves which are 4 to 8 
inches long, the blades bipinn: utifid, longer than the petioles, the segments oblong or 
obovatein “outline, more or less cuneate at the base, coarsely toothed or incised ; stem 
leaves similar, but usually more finely divided; corymbs 2 to 6 inches broad; heads 
numerous; ac henes pubescent. 
“Most closely related to Senecio millefolium, but clearly distinguished by the broader 
leaf segments.’ 
Carolinian area. North Carolina. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Metamorphic hills. Dry rocky hills. Lee County, 
Auburn (Underwood § Ear le). Mi iy 16,1896. Rare. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘The original specimens of this spec ies were collected in Henderson 
County, North Carolina, by E.R. Memminger, in 1887,’ 
Herb, Geol, Surv. 
Senecio lobatus Pers. Syn. 2: 436. 1807. BUTTER WEED, 
Senecio lyratus Michx. Fl. Bor, Am, 2:120. 1803. Not L. 
Ell. Sk. 2:332. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 293. Chap, FI, 245. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 
2:394. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 241. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, 
Arkansas, Missouri, and southern Illinois. 
ALABAMa: Tennessee Valley to Coast. Bottom lands, low fields. Flowers April, 
May. Abundant in the rich damp lands of the Prairie region. Annual or biennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in Carolinae nemoribus.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb, Molir. 
a 
Senecio vulgaris L. Sp. Pl. 2: 867, 1753, GROUNDSEL, 
KUROPE, 
Boreal region to the Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Naturalized. Newfound- 
land and Labrador, Hudson’s Bay. Northern United States. 
ALABAMA: Adventive ou ballast; seemingly persistent. June to August. Annual, 
Type locality: ‘Hab, in Europae cultis, ruderatis, succulentis,” 
Herb. Geol. Surv, Herb. Mohr. 
MESADENIA Raf. Loud, Gard. May, 8: 247. 1832. INDIAN PLANTAIN. 
(CAcaLia L. Sp, Pl. 2:834. 1753.) 
About 12 species, perennial herbs, Northern Hemisphere, ‘Temperate regions, 
Europe, Asia. North America, 10; Atlantic, 9. 
Mesadenia reniformis (Muhl.) Raf. New Fl. 4:79. 1836. 
Cacalia reniformis Muhl. ; Willd. Sp. Pl. 3:17385. 1804. GREATER INDIAN PLANTAIN. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6, 294, Chap, Fl. 244. Gray, Syn. FIN. A. 1, pt, 2: 395, 
Alleghenian and ‘Carolinian areas. New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Ohio Valley, 
Missouri, and Minnesota, south along the mountains to Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Rich calcareous hillsides. Blount County, near 
Blount Springs. Flowers white; June, Loeal and infrequent. 
Type locality: “Hab. in Pensylvania.” 
Herb, Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Mesadenia atriplicifolia (L.) Raf. New Fl. 4:7. 1836. PALE INDIAN PLANTAIN. 
Cacalia atriplicifolia L. Sp. Pl. 2: 855. 1753, 
Ell. Sk. 2:310. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 294. Chap. Fl. 244. Gray, Syn. Pl. N. A. 1, pt. 
2: 395, 
