24 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Cornus sericea L. Same as Cornus amomum. 

 Corydalis canadensis Goldie. Same as Bikukulla canadensis. 

 Corydalis formosa Pursh. Same as Bikukulla canadensis. 

 Cotton-gum. See Nyssa aquatica. 

 Cotton weed. See Anaphalis margaritacea. 

 Couch-grass. See Agropyron repens. 

 Coughweed. See Senecio aureus. 

 Coughwort. See Tussilago farfara. 

 Cowbane, spotted. See Conium maculatum. 

 Cow-lily. See Nymphaea advena. 

 Cow-parsnip. See Heracleum lanatum. 



Cracca virginiana L. Pea family (Fabaceae). 



Synonym. — Tephrosia virginiana Pers. 

 Devil' s-shoestring; hoary pea; goat's-rue; catgut. 

 Hoary, perennial herb, 1 to 2 feet high, native; occurring in dry, sandy soil 



from New England to Florida, west to Texas and Minnesota. 

 Fart used. — Root (nonofficial). 

 Cramp-bark. See Viburnum opulus. 

 Cranberry, high-bush. See Viburnum opulus. 

 Cranberry, upland-. See Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. 

 Crane's-bill, spotted. See Geranium maculatum. 

 Crane's-bill, wild. See Geranium maculatum. 



Crataegus oxyacantha L. Apple family (Malaceae) . 



Hawthorn; hedgethorn; whitethorn; maythorn. 



Shrub or tree, introduced from Europe, and sparingly escaped frum cultivation.- 

 Partused. — Berries (nonoflBcial). 

 Crawley-root. See Corallorhiza odontorhiza. 

 Crosswort. See Eupatorium perfoliatum. 

 Cucumber-tree. See Magnolia acuminata and M. tripetala. 

 Cudweed, low. See Gnaphaliuyn uliginosum. 

 Cudweed, marsh-. See Gnaphalimn uliginosum. 

 Culver' s-physic. See Veronica virginica. 

 Culver' s-root. See Veronica virginica. 

 Cunila mariana L. Same as Cunila origanoides. 



Cunila origanoides (L.) Britton. Mint family (Menthaceae). 



Synonym. — Cunila mariana L. 

 American dittany; stonemint. 

 Indigenous, perennial plant, found on dry hills and in dry woods from New York 



to Florida, west to Ohio. 

 Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 

 Cup-plant. See Silphium perfoliatum. 

 Custard-apple. See Asimina triloba. 



Cynoglossum officinale L. Borage family (Boraginaceae). 



Hound's-tongue; gypsy-flower. 

 Biennial herb, about 3 feet high, naturalized from Europe, and occurring in 



waste places from Canada to North Carolina, west to Kansas and Mmnesota. 

 Parts used. — Leaves and root (nonofficial). 

 Cypripedium. See Cypripedium hirsutum and C. j>arviflorum. 



