176 PLANT NAMES ANT) SYNONYMS 



a. 0. obtiisifolium L. (G. polvcephalum Michx. ). Canada to 



Florida and west to Texas and Manitoba. Life-everlasting', 

 Sweet Balsam, Field or White Balsam, Old-field Balsam, Bal- 

 sam-weed, Chafe-weed, Everlasting, Sweet-scented or Fragrant 

 Life-everlasting, Feather-weed, Fuzzy-guzzy, Indian-posy 

 Moonshine, Poverty-weed, Rabbit Tobacco. Herh aromatic, 

 anodyne, antiseptic. 



b. G. sylTaticiini L. Europe, northern Asia and N. America, 



where it is perhaps only naturalized. Wood Cudweed, Golden 

 Motherwort, Chafeweed, Owl's-crown. Floicering tops diaphor- 

 etic (in hot infusion. ) 



c. G. uliginosuiu L. Europe and northern Asia, nat. (or perhaps 



indigenous) in northern U. S. Low Cudweed, Mouse-ear, 

 Dysentery- weed. Marsh Cudweed, Wartwort, Small Life Ever- 

 lasting. Herb demulcent, stomachic. 



905. GNAPHALODES, A. Gray. Gnaphalodes. Compositae. 



From Greek, ''resembling Gnaphalium". Syn. Micropus, 

 Khyncolepis, in part. Low floccose- woolly annuals. Three 

 species in California. 



906. GOCHNATIA, H. B. K. Gochnatia. Compositae. 



Named for F. C. Gochnat of Strasburg. Syn. Moquinia, in 

 part. Shrubby plants with coriaceous leaves. About 10 spe- 

 cies, New World; 1 in Texas. 



907. GODETIA, Spach. - Godetia. - Onagraceae. 



Syn. Oenothera, in part. Annuals resembling Oenothera, 

 but with purple or pink, instead of yellow flowers. About 20' 

 species, New World; 16 in U. S. (Pacific border.) 



908. GOMPHOCARPUS, P.Br. Gomphocarpus.Asclepiadaceae. 

 From Greek, "club-fruit". Syn. Acerates, iu part. Shj-ubs 



or herbs. About 50 species, mostly of Africa and Arabia; 2 in 

 California. 



909. GOMPHRENA, L. (Gomphraena). Amaranthaceae. 



Herbs or sub-shrubs. About 9( species, tropical America, a 

 few in Asia and Australia; 5 in U. S. 



910. GOKOLOBUS, Michx. (Gonolobium). Asclepiadaceae. 



From Greek, "angle pod"'. Shrubs and shrubby climbers. 

 About 85 species. New World. See Vincetoxicum and Mesa- 

 denia. 



a. G. tetragoims DC. Cundurango de paloma of Malacatos. See 

 Echites hirsuta. Bark reputed alterative. 



911. G0RD6nIA, Ellis. Loblolly Bay. Theaceae. 

 Named for James Gordon, London nurseryman, 18th Cen- 

 tury. Syn. Hypericumf, in part. Evergreen trees or shrubs. 

 About 16 species, N. America and eastern Asia, 1 in U. S. 



a. G. Lasianthus (L. ) Ellis (Hypericum Lasianthus L. ). Virgi- 

 nia to Florida. Loblolly Bay, Tan Bay, Holly Baj, Bay 

 Holly, Black Laurel, Swamp Laurel. Bark astringent, used 

 for tanning. 



