VEGETATION OF BALD KNOB, ALA. 



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rianuni Nash ?, Sericocarptis astcroidcs (L.) BSP., Sporoholus junceus 

 (Mx.) Kunth. 



This vegetation is much denser and somewhat richer in species than 

 that of the summits. 



In the shady ravines, where humus was naturally abundant, the vegeta- 

 tion was chiefly of the familiar type which can be seen in rich woods or 

 on bluffs almost anywhere in the Eastern United States. The following 

 species were observed: Trees — Qiicrcus alba L., Fagus Americana Sweet, 



Fig. 44. Scene near highest summit of Bald Knob, showing sparcity of 

 vegetation. Trees nearly all Piniis palustris. 



Liriodcndron Tulipifera L., Qucrciis Priinis L., Ilr.v opaca Ait., Cornus 

 Aorida L., Oxydendrum arborcuni (L.) DC, Tilia sp., Liquidambar 

 StyraciHua L., Acer leucoderme Small; Shrubs — Hydrangea qucrcifolia 

 Bartr., H. arborescens L., PhiladclpJius sp., Kalmia latifoUa L.. Bignonia 

 crucigera L., Hamamelis Virginiana L., Smilax lanccolata L., Berchemia 

 scandens (Hill) Trel., Callicarpa Americana L. ; Herbs — Polystichum 

 aerostichoides (Mx.) Schott., Adiautum pedatum L., Asanini arifolimn L., 



