LILY FAMILY. 437 



CHROSPERMA Raf. Neogeu. 3. 1825. 

 (Amianthium Gray, Ann. Lye. N. Y. 4 : 121. 1837.) 



One species, perennial ; South Atlantic Nortb America. 



Chrosperma muscaetoxicuni (Walt.) Kuiitze, Rev. Gen. PI. 2: 708. 1891. 



Fly Poison. 



Alelanthium muscaeioxicum Walt. Fl. Car. 125. 1788. 



Heloiiias erylhrosperma Michs. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 :212. 1803. 



Amianihium muKcaetoxicinn Gray, Ann. Lye. N. Y. 4 : 122. 1837. 



Ell. Sk. 1:421. Gray, Man. ed.'G, 535. Chap. Fl. 490. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. New Jersey to Florida, west to Louisiana and 

 Arkansas. 



Alabama: Coosa Valley and Central Pine belt to Lower Pine region. Chilton 

 County. Washington County, Yellowpine. Cliirke, Baldwin, and Mobile counties. 

 April, May; frecjuent. Root poisonous. 



Type locality : South Carolina. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



ZYGADENUS Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 213. 1803. 



Nine species, perennials. Mexico, North America, 8. 



Zygadeniis angustifolius (Michx.) Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 14 : 280. 1879. 



Narrow-leaf Zygadenus. 



Eeloniai^ angustifoUa Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 212. 1803. 



Amianthium anqusfifolium Gray, Ann. Lye. N. Y. 4 : 124. 1837. 



Ell. Sk. 1:421.' Chap. Fl. 490. 



Lonisianian area. South Carolina to Florida, west to Mississippi. 



Alabama: Lower Coast Pine belt. Shady copses. Clarke County, Choctaw Cor- 

 ner. Mobile County, Fowl River Station, Cottagehill. April, May. Flowers 

 sordid white. Rare. 



Type locality: " Hab. in herbosis fruticetis syivarnm humidis Carolinae infe- 

 rioris." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herl). Mohr. 



Zygadenus glaberrimus Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 214, t. ',?. 1803. 



Largr-flowered Zygadenus. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 420. Chap. Fl. 488. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, west to 

 Louisiana. 



Alabama: Lower Pine region. Coast plain. Grassy pine barrens. Washington 

 County, Yellowpine. Mobile and Baldwin counties. June, July; not rare. 



Type locality : ''Hab. in herbosis, humidis, Carolinae inferioris." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Zygadenus leimanthoides (Gray) Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 14: 280. 1879. 



Mountain Zygadenus. 

 Amianthium leiinanthoides Gray, Ann. Lye. N. Y. 4: 125. 1837. 

 Gray, Man. ed. 6, 535. Chap. Fl. 489; ed. 3, 51G. 

 Carolinian area. From New Jersey along the mountains to Georgia. 

 Alabama: Mountain region. Swampy places. Rare. 

 Type locality not ascertained. 

 Herb. Biltmore. 



STENANTHIUM Kunth, Enum 4: 180. 1843. 



Five species, perennials, northern Asia, Mexico. North America, 4. 



Stenanthium granaineuni (Ker-Gawl.) Moroug, Mem. Torr. Bot. Club, 5 : 110. 1894. 



Grassleaf Stenanthium. 

 Helonias graminea Ker-Gawl. Bot. Mag. t. 1599. 1814. 

 Veratrum angustifolinm Pnrsh, Fl. Am. Sept. 242. 1814. 

 Stenanthium angtistifolium Kunth, Enum. 4 : 190. 1843. 

 Ell. Sk. 1 :423. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 534. Chap. FL 489. 

 Carolinian area. Virginia and Kentucky to North Carolina and Georgia ; Arkansas. 



