<VJ(1 1»LANT LIFK OK ALABAMA. 



Ascynim ataiis Miclix. JM. I5.>r. Am. 2: 77. lSii:i. Sr\Ni>ix«; Ascykim. 



.isrijriiin hypiriroidts L. Sji. I'l. 2 : 78S. 17."):i. In pitrt. 



Kll.sk. 2: 2->. (Jriiy, Mail, ed.t), !»2. Chap. Kl. :{!». Coulter. (Joiitr. Nat. Ilcrli. 

 2:M. 



Caroliniftii and Louisianiiin areas. New .Iithcv and I'cMiiiHylv.iuia to Florida, wohI 

 to l.oiiisiana, oa.slcrn Texas, and Arkansas. 



Ai.ahama: Mountain rej^ion to Coast idaiii. Cullman County, low woods. Wasli- 

 in^lton, Kscainlda, Mahlwin, and Moldlo counties. In llat damp pine barrens. 

 Klowers yellow. .Inly to Au;,'ust ; rre(|uent. llndersliruU. 



Type locality: " Hab. in Carolina." 



Herb. (Jeol. .Siirv. Ilorb. .Molir. 



Ascyrum pumilum Michx. Kl. Bor. Am. 2 : 77. l«():i. Uwakk St. I'ictkk's-wokt. 



Kll. Sk.2:L'l. Cbap. Fl. 39. 



Lonisiauian area, (ieorj^ia and Florida, west to Mississippi. 



Ai.AiiA.MA: Lower I'ine region. Coast plain. Dry liy,ht soil. ()i)en woods. Wash- 

 ington, Haldwin. and Mobile counties. Klowers sulphur-yellow, March, April; Ire- 

 (luent. Shriibliy at the base. 



Tyjie locality : '' llul). in (Jeorgia." 



Herb. Ceol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



HYPERICUM L. Sp. I'l. 2 : 788. 17.".3.' St. .Ioiix's-wort. 



About 160 species, chielly in the north temperate zone. North America 35, Atlan- 

 tic :51. Shruliby or herbaceous perennial more rarely annuals. Mostly shrubby 

 and ytllow-llow ered. 



Hypericum prolificum L. Mant. 1 : 106. 1767. Siiruhhy St. John's-wokt. 



Ell. Sk. 2:30. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 93. Chap. Kl. 39. 



Alleghcuian to Louisianian area. New .lersey west to Michigan, Minnesota, Mis- 

 souri, and Arkansas, south to Georgia. 



Alaisama: Tennessee Valley. Rocky banks. Lauderdale County (3/. C. Wilson). 



Klowers golden yellow. .June, .July. Rare. Two to 3 feet high. 



Type locality : " Hab. in America septeutrionali." 



Herb. ( Jeol. Surv. HerV). Mohr. 



Hypericum aureum P.artram, Travels, 383 (ed. 2, 381). 1791. 



GOLI)KN-I I-OWEKKD ST. JoIIN'S-WOKT. 



Hypericum amoctinm I'ursh. Kl. Am. Sept. 2 : 375. 1816. 



Ell. Sk. 2:31. Chap. Kl. 40. 



Carolinian area. South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. 



Alabama: Tennessee Valley. Mountain region. Exposed limestone hills. I.,aw- 

 rence County, .Moulton. Madison County, Montesano, 800 feet. Claj' County, Shin- 

 bone N'alley, .Inly 28, with luatnni capsules. Flowers golden yellow. May, .Juno. 

 Local, iiiJ're(|uent. Shrubby at the base, 8 to 12 inches high. 



Type locality: "On the steep dry banks" of a "largo and deep creek, a branch of 

 the Flint [I'atse-Liga Creek, Ga.] "' 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Hypericum myrtifolium Lam. Encycl. 4: 180. 1796. Pale St. ,Toiin's-wort. 



llypeiUinn <i1aitcum Michx. Kl. lior. Am. 2 : 78. 1803. 



Louisianian area. South Carolina to Klorida, west to Mississippi. 



Alabama: Coastplain. Bordersof pine-barren ponds. Baldwin County. Mobile 

 County, Dauphin Island. Klowers .June, .July; not infrequent in the flat pine 

 barrens. 



Type locality not given. 



Hell). (Jeol. Surv. Herl). Mohr. 



Hypericum fasciculatum Lam. l-.ncycl. 4 : 160. 1797. 



Tall n'aijrow-li:a\'KI) St. .John'.s-wort. 



Hypericvm nitidum Lam. Encycl. 4: 160. 1797. 



Eil. Sk. 2 : 28. Chap. Fl. 40.' 



Louisianian area. North Carolina to Florida, west to Louisiana. 



Alabama: Coast plain. Inundated margins of pine-barren streams. Baldwin 

 County, Rock Creek. Flowers July. Shrub 3 to 5 feet high, not rarely the stem 



' .John M. Coulter, Revision of North American Hypericaceae, Bot. Gaz. toL 11, pp. 78 



to 88 and 106 to 112. 1886. 



