WATER LILY FAMILY. 503 



NYMPHAEACEAE. Water LUy Family. 

 NELUMBO Adaiis. Fam. PI. 2 : 76. 1763. Sacred Beax. 



Two species, temperate and tiopual Americii. 



Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers. Syii. 2 :92. 180"). Xrlumbo. Watkr Chinquapin. 



Xehnnhium hiteum Willd. Sp. PI. 2 : 1259. 1799. 



Ell. Sk. 2:67. Gray. Man. ed. 6, 55. Chap. Fl. 18. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 

 2 : 11. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 1 : 75. 



Wkst Indies. 



Alleghanian to Lonisianian area. Ontario ; New England west to Minnesota, south 

 to Illinois, Missouri, Tennessefe, Arkansas, and Florida, and to the Rio Grande, Texas. 



Alabama: Central Prairie belt to Coast plain. In deep still-flowing water. 

 Montgomery County. Geneva County (Ys. A. I'Smith). Mobile County, in the delta. 

 Flowers yellow. May, June. Perennial. 



Type locality : "Hab. in Virginiae, Carolinae, Floridae flnviis. " 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Molir. 



Economic uses: The farinaceous tubers and the seeds are edil)le. Ornamental 

 aquatic. 



Nelumbo nuciperum Gaertn. Fruct. 1 : 72. 1788. Sacred lily. 



N. upecioaum Willd. Sp. PI. 2 : 12.58. 1799. 



For a few years past onltivated in a few places, this plant of eastern Asia has 

 made its appearance spontaneously in Kelly's pond, beyond the western suburbs of 

 Mobile, growing vigorously and producing its flowers perfectly. June 18, 1897. 

 Perennial. 



CABOMBA Aubl. PI. Guian. 1:321. 1775. 



Three species, of warmer America. Atlantic North America, 1. 

 Cabomba caroliniana Gray, Ann. Lye. N. Y. 4:47. 1837. Carolinian Cabomba. 



Cabomha anhleti Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1:206. 1803. In part. 



ElLSk. 1:416. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 55. Chap. Fl. 19. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 

 2 : 11. Gray, Syn. Fl. 1, pt. 1 : 74. 



Carolinian and Lonisianian areas. Southern Illinois, western Tennessee, from 

 North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas. 



Alabama : Lower Pine region. Coast plain. In stagnant and still-flowing water. 

 Flowers white. May, June; not infrequent. Perennial. 



Type locality of C. anhleti Michx. : "Hab. in aquosis Carolinae et Georgiae." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. ^ 



BRASENIA Schreb. Gen. PI. 372. 1789. Water Shield. 



(IlYDHOi'ELTis Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 324. 1803.) 



Brasenia purpurea (Michx. ) Casp. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. 3, pt. 2 : 6. 1890. 



Purple Water Shield. 



Hydropellis purpurea Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 :324, t. 29. 1803. 



Menyantheif peltala Thunb. Nov. Act. Upsal. 7 : 142. 1815. 



Brasenia peltata Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 2 : 389. 1814. 



Ell. Sk. 2:66. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 55. Chap. Fl. 19. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. I, pt. 1 :74. 



Asia, Afkica, Australia, Cuba. 



Alleghenian to Lonisianian area. Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario; New England to 

 Minnesota, south to the Gulf, Texas, and Arkansas, west to California and Wash- 

 ington. 



Alabama : Throughout the State. In still water, ponds, ditches. Flowers maroon 

 purple. May to July; frequent. Perennial. 



Type locality: " Hab. in acjuis tranquillis Carolinae inferioris et Provinciae Ten- 

 nass^e." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



