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CLETHRACEAE White alder family 



1. Clethra [Gronov.] L. 



1. Leaf-blades glabrous beneath or nearh' so 1. C. alnifolia. 



1. Leaf-blades densely hairy or wooly beneath 2. C. lomentosa. 



1. C. alnifolia L. Sweet Peppcrbush — Swamps, mostly acid, 

 Florida north and west to beyond the confines of our area. 



2. C. tomentosa Lam. — Similar situations to the preceding, but dis- 

 tribution more restricted. Found from North Florida to North 

 Carolina and Alabama in the Coastal Plain. 



ERICACEAE Heath family 



1. Leucothoe D. Don 



1. Flower clusters axillary 1. L. acnminata. 



1. Flower clusters terminal 2. L. raccmosa. 



1. L. acuminata (Ait.) D. Don, Fetter-bush — Acid swamps and 

 ponds, Coastal Plain, Florida to South Carolina. The related L. 

 axillaris (Lam.) D. Don may perhaps occasionally be found in aquatic 

 situations. 



2. L. racemosa (L.) A. Gray- -Found in two varieties in acid swamps 

 and ponds, Coastal Plain, Florida north ar^d west to beyond the 

 boundaries of our territory. The treatment here includes Eubotrys 

 racemosa (L.) Nutt. and E. elongata Small of Small's Manual of the 

 Southeastern Flora. 



2. Ampelothamnus Small 



A. phyllyreifolius (Hook.) Small — Found usually climbing on 

 cypress in acid ponds and swamps. Coastal Plain, North Florida to 

 Alabama and Georgia in the Coastal Plain. 



3. Desmothamnus Small 



D. lucidus (Lam.) Small — Common slirub of acid swamps, ponds, 

 and bays; Coastal Plain, Florida. north and west to beyond the limits 

 of our territory. 



PRIMULACEAE Primrose family 



]. Hottonia L. 



H. inflata Ell. Featherfoil— Published range includes all of our 

 Coastal Plain, but rare. Seems to be most common in the neutral 

 waters of aquatic areas in the Mississippi Valley. 



2. Samolus [Tourn.] L. 



S. 'pauciflorus Raf. Water Pimpernel — ^Wet places, usually not 

 acid, over all of our temtoiy. 



