T.'U IM-ANT \AVK OK AI.AHAMA. 



Carolinian art'ii. NN'ost N'iijjiiiia to Mirliijxaii, lllinni^, anil MisMoiiii. Hoiitli to 

 Floiiila anil western l<ouisiana (IhiU). 



Ai.AHAMA : 'r«Mini'Hsy(( N'lillcy to the (.'oiist I'incs holt. Monroe < onnly, l'<rilno Mill. 

 I'lowt-r.s pair pnrpliHJi hlno; .Inly. Scaltcri'il, not Crciiuout. 



T.vjie locality : " Near Savannah, Georgia." 



nVrh. (Jool. Siirv. Ilorh. Mohr. 



Ruellia ciliosa humilis (\ntt.) Britton, TraiiN. Am. .\cail. iS<m. 9: IS."). JSilO. 



Low FlMliiaATICl) KMl-.M.IA. 



h'ltcllia hinnilis Nntt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. sor. 1'. 5 : IH2. 183:5-37. 



/.'. riliiim lomiillnra (Jray. Syii. Fl. N. A. 2. pt. 1 : 3L'(i. 1K78. 



(May. 1. c. Coultor. Coiitr.^Nat. llorh. 2 : 322. 



("aroiiiiian and Louisianian areas. Wcsttuii l-'lurida to Texas, Arkansas, .ind 

 suntliern .Missonri. 



.\i.AitAMA: Central Pine helt to Co.ast jilain. Dry open woods. i)ine (ornsts. Tns- 

 caloosa County {E. A. Smith). Clarke County, Thomasvillo. Baldwin 'Uid Mohilc 

 counties. Flowers pale purplish (lilac) ; ,\])ril to .June. Common. 



Type locality: "On rocks in the upland forests and prairies,'' .Vrkansas. 



llcrh. (Jeol. Surv. Ilcrh. Mohr. 



Ruellia ciliosa parviflora (Nees) IJritton, Mem. Torr. Cliih, 5:300. ISitl. 



Smai-l-flowkkkd Fimbkiatki) Ruki.lia. 



DiptvvaeanthuH cUiosits var. ixirvijlorus Nees in DC. I'rodr. 11: 123. 1847. 



RueUia ciUosa ambigua ( iray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 326. 1878. 



(iray, Man. ed. 0, 4*00. Gray, Syu. Fl. 1. c. 



Carolinian and Louisianiuu areas. X'irginia and Kentucky south to Florida, west 

 to Mississippi. 



Ai.AiiAMA: Mountain region, Mctamorphic hills. IJiiper division Coast I'iue helt. 

 Hilly open woods. Lee County, Auhurn (liakvr <('• Karle). Monroe and Clarke coun- 

 ties. 



Type locality : "Ad Ky lluvinni." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Ruella ciliosa hybrida ( I'lirsh ) Gray. Syu. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 326. 



lIlKSUTE FlMHKIATEl) KUKLLIA. 



liiirUia hi/hrida Pursli, Fl. Am. Sept. 2: 420. 1816. 



/.". hiisKla Ell. Sk. 2 : 109. 1817. 



Ell. I.e. Gray, I.e. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. New Jersey (liritlon), .Soutli Carolina, (Jeor- 

 gia, iind Mississippi. 



Alabama: Mountain region. Metamorpliic hills. Central Prairie region. Dry 

 open ground, ]iastures. Lee County, Aul)urn ( linker <y- Karle). Montgomery County, 

 Piutlalla Creek, .July. 18S2. Flowers purplisli blue to white; July. Not Ireiiuent. 



Ty]'e locality: "In sandy fields near Savannah, Georgia." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Ruellia strepeus L. Sp. PI. 2 : 634. 1753. Diitkkacaxthu.s. 



Diliierdcanihiii iitrepens Nees in DC. Prodr. 11: 123. 1847. 



Ell. Sk. 2:108. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 400. Chap. Fl. 304. Grav, Syn. FL N. A. 2, 

 pt. 1 : 327. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2 : 322. 



Alleghenian ami Carolinian areas Pennsylvania west to Michigan and Wiscon- 

 sin, south to the, Ohio Valley and Tennessee to Georgia and Texas. 



Alabama : Mountain region to Lower hills. Borders of woods and thickets. Clay 

 County, Moselcy, 1,000 to 1,200 feet. Talladega County, Ironaton. Tuscaloosa 

 Cowuty (E. A. Smilli). Flowers blue; .June. .July. Not freijuent. 



Type locality: " Hab. in \irginia, Carolina." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



DIANTHERA L. Sp. PI. 1:27. 17.53. 



One hundred .species, paludial perennial lierl).s, mostly of warmer regions, chiefly 

 American. 



Dianthera aiuericana L. Sp. PI. 1:27. 1753. Den.sk-fl<)\vkrki> Water Willow. 



■hislicia pediniculoDu Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 7. 1803. 



■Jitatieia aiuericana \'ahl, Enum. 1:140. 1805. 



Ell. Sk. 1: 11. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 401. Chap. Fl. 304. (Jrav, Syu. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 

 1:320. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:324. 



Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Quebec, Ontario; New England west to Michi- 

 gan ; Ohio \alley to Missouri, south to Florida and Texas. 



