744 TLANT MKK (>K ALAI?AMa. 



Viburnum nudum L.Sp.ri. 1:208. 17^8. I'ossim Haw. 



I'ihinniim nudum var. rlaiitoiiii Torr. iV Gray, Fl. \. A. 2:14. 1841. 



HU.Sk. I:3t3r>. (Jray, Man. ed. ti, 219. Chap. Fl. 171. (;ray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, j.t. 

 L' : 11. 



("arolinian and Loniaianian areas. Southern New En<j;land, West Virjjiuia, south 

 to Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas. 



Alabama: Monntain region to Coast ydain. 8wani]iy thiekets. Clay County, 

 1,000 feet. Cnllinan, Heury, Franklin, Washington, .Montgomery, Monroe, Baldwin, 

 and Mobile counties. Flowers white; April, May. Fruit ripe September; black, 

 with bluish bloom. 



Most fre(iucnt in the sandy swamps, borders of pine-barreu streams. Shrub, not 

 infrequently somewhat arborescent, 8 to 16 feet high. 



Type locality : ' ' llab. in Nirginia." 



Herb. (Jeol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Viburnum nitidum Ait. llorl. Kew. 1 : .S71. 1789. 



rHiKvuinn uiidiim var. anquatifoVmm Torr. A (Jray, Fl. N. A. 2:11. 1841. 



(Jray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt.2:l2. 



Slender shrub, 1.") to 20 feet high, branches weak, drooping or reclining, leaves 

 smooth, shining above, lanceolat*; to oblong, acute to acuminate, entiic or obscurely 

 crentilate; branchlets (luadrangular, 8i)ariugly scurfy ; berries smaller than in the 

 above, oblong, acute, it inch wide, ^ inch long. 



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



Ai.a|{.\ma: Lower Pine region. Coast plain. Wooded swampy banks of pine- 

 barren streams. Mol)ile and lialdwin counties. Flowers white. May. Jierries ripe 

 September, October; bluish black. Frequent. 



Tyi)e locality: "Native of North America." 



Herb. (Jeol. Surv. Herb. Molir. 



TRIOSTEUM L. Sp. PI. 1: 17(!. 175.S. 



Four species, perennial herbs, temperate North America, Himalayan India, China. 

 Triosteum perfoliatum L. Sp. PI. 1:176. 17.").S. Tinker's Root. Fever Koot. 



Trioxtium «ir(/«>- Michx. Fl. Hor. Am. 1:107. 180.3, 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 2(')i). Gray, Man. ed. 6, 219. Chap. Fl. 170. (iray, Svn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 

 2 : 12. 



AUeghenian to Louisianian area. Quebec, Ontario; New England west to Minne- 

 sota, south to the Ohio Valley, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee, and along the 

 mountains to (ieorgia. 



Alabama: Central Prairie region. Kich woods. Montgomery County, Pintlalla 

 Creek. Flowers white, Ai)ril; fruit ripe .July, scarlet. Local and rare. Perennial, 

 from a large woody loot. 



Economic uses: The root, under tlie name of "Tinker's root," is used medicinally. 



Type locality: "Hab.iu America seiitentrionali." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Triosteum angustifolium L. Sp. PI. 1: 176. 175:5. Narrow-leaf Fever Poot, 



Trionteum inhiUH Michx. Fl. Por. Am. 1:107. 1803. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 270. Gray, Man, ed. 6, 219. Chap. Fl. 170. Gray, Svn, Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 

 2:12. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Virginia to Missouri and Arkansas, south to 

 North Carolina and Georgia. 



Alabama: Tennessee Valley. Rich copses. Lauderdale County, Greenhill {H. 

 Stulls). Flowers May; fruit ripe in . I une. Local and rare. 



Tyi)e locality : "Hal), in Virginia." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



SYMPHORICARPOS Juss. Gen. PI. 211. 1789. 



Nine species, temperate Mexico. North America, 7. 

 Symphoricarpos symphoricarpos (L.) McMillan, Bull. To;r. Club, 19: 15. 1892. 



Coral Berry. 



Lonicfira siimphoricarpos L. Sp. PI. 1: 175. 17.53. 



Symphoricarpos orhiculata Moench, Meth. 503. 1794. 



Siptiphoricarjjos vult/aris Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 106. 1803. 



Ell. Sk. 1:273. Gray, Man. ed, 6, 220. Chap. Fl. 169. (iray, Syn. I'l. N. A. 1, pt. 

 2:13. 



