788 EUPHORBIACEAE 
3. T. ipis Michx. Plant 1—4 dm. tall: leaf-blades Du nm Or 
mace those of the lower leaves typically broadly lanceolate, m. 
lon tami inate calyx 2.5-3 mm. wide; sepals ovate to su uborbieular: hm 
pistillate i 11-12 mm. Nd sepals S capsule 7-10 mm. wide, 
hirsutulous: seed 3.5—4 ong.—Dry sandy soil, e n and occa- 
sionally adj. Mii cn Fla. to Tex., Ark., Tenn. and S. C. (or Va. 1) 
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4. T. saxicola [pm Plant 0.5-2 dm. tall: leaf-blades suborbicular to 
ie oval, 1-2. e m. long, erenate-dentate, finely and sharply many-toothed: 
staminate calyx 3-3.5 mm. wide; sepals 1 linea r to narrowly linear-lanceolate: 
capsule 7-8 mm. wide, hirsute — Pinelands, tet dc Keys, pen. Fla. and 
Florida Keys. 
5. betonicaefolia Nutt. Plant 1-3 dm. tall: leaf-blades d er to 
broadly elliptic, 2-4 cm us Dp) erenate-serrate, or somewhat lobed: 
mature pistillate calyx 4. 5-5.5 mm. wide; sepals linear to linear-oblong: cap- 
sule mostly 8-9 mm. wide: seed about 4 mm. long. Dun soil, Coastal Plain, 
Fla. to La. 
- T macrocarpa Willd. Plant with E stems: c ovate, 5—12 
m. lo one coarsely ang serrate: stam e calyx about 2.5 mm. wide; sepals 
eras to orbicular-ovate: mature e pistillate pes 8-0 mm. wide; sepals’ elliptic 
or ovate- ag tae nere 12-16 m mm. wide, finely pubescent: seed about 5 mm. 
long rocky soil and wooded bluffs, various provinces, Fla. to Tex., Mo., 
and K 
14. STILLINGIA Garden. Shrubs or herbs. Leaf-blades entire or 
toothed. Flowers monoecious, apetalous, in a gre ellow, or red 
y Spike. 
Staminate flower with 2 or 3 sepals and 2 or 3 stamens. Pistillate flower with 
3 sepals and a 2- or 3-celled ovary. Fruit a eapsule.—About 15 species, mostly 
MM cea 'S-DELIGHTS. QUEEN 'S-ROOTS. 
Plant herbaceo 
apsu aa ies: "han 10 mm. wide: seed 4-6 mm. lon 
Stem leaves with linear or Bc HS iene blades. 1. S. angustifolia. 
Stem leaves m pe or EE RU blades. 2. S. spathulata. 
Capsule. over 10 mm. wide: seed 7-9 m ong 3. S. sylvatica. 
reticulate. 4. S. aquatica. 
Spikes mainly red: glands as large as the bracts or larger: 
seed finely dcus te. b. S. tenuis. 
1. S., angustifolia (Torr.) S. Wats. Stem 2.5-6 dm. tall: T. s ed 
or ee so, 2-5 cm. long, ps serrulate: spike 2-4 ong: cap- 
sule wide.—Sand-dunes and B ne- e 
S. spathulata (Muell. Arg.) Small. 
Stem 3—7 dm. tall: leaf-blades spatulate to 
nd spatulate, | or ard T on the 
bra s 7—15 cm. long, nulate: capsule 
7-9 m wide. "Sa nd- duni per Rc bc 
Coastal Plain, Fla., Ala., and Ga. l yea 
S. sylvatica L. Stem 4-12 dm. tall: 
ally san 
provinees, "Pla. o Tex., Mo., Va.—Sum HS —The root is used medicinally. 
