NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 1Q5 



Clematis virginiana L. Virginia clematis. 



Range : 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Achene, available August-September. 

 A climbing vine; flowers July-September. 



Var. missouriensis (Rydb.) Palm, and Steyerm., (C. missouriensis Rydb. ) 

 occurs in regions 22, 24, and 25. 



Clethra acuminata Michx. White-alder. 



Range: 27. 



Site : Well-drained, shade. 



Fruit : Capsule. 



A large shrub to small tree ; ordinarily occurs on noncalcareous soil ; flowers 

 July-August ; rarely attacked by insects or diseases ; propagated by seeds 

 sown under glass in winter or spring. 



Clethra alnifolia L. Sweet pepperbush. 



Range : 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. 



Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 



Fruit : Capsule. 



A large shrub ; flowers July-August ; may occur in acid swamps or sandy 

 woods ; commonly persistent on sandy soil in the South ; rarely attacked by 

 insects or diseases ; propagated like the preceding. 



Clethra tomentosa Lam. 



C. alnifolia tomentosa Michx. 

 Range: 29, 30. 

 Site: Moist, sun. 

 Fruit: Capsule. 



A small to large shrub; flowers August-September, and occasionally in win- 

 ter ; propagated like the preceding. 



Cliftonia monophylla (Lam.) Sarg. Titi. 



Range: 29, 30. 



Site : Moist, sun. 



Fruit: A dry drupe, available August-September. 



A large shrub to small or large tree ; evergreen ; flowers in April ; stems 

 often contorted. Browsed somewhat by livestock. A honey plant. 



Clinopodium carolinianum, see Clinopodium georgianum. 



Clinopodium coccineum (Nutt.) Kuntze. 

 Range: 29, 30. 

 Site : Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Nutlet. 

 A small shrub ; flowers all year, and ordinarily occurs in sand. 



Clinopodium georgianum Harper. 



C. carolinianum (Michx.) Heller. 

 Range : 28, 29, 30. 

 Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Nutlet. 

 A small shrub ; flowers summer-fall. 



Cneoridium dumosu'm (Nutt.) Hook. f. 

 Pitavia dumosa Nutt. 

 Range : 5. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 



Fruit: Fleshy, drupelike capsule. 

 A small to large, much-branched evergreen shrub ; flowers March-April. 



Cocculus carolinus DC. Carolina moonseed. 



Cebatha Carolina Britt., Epibaterium carolinum (L) Britt. 

 Range : 11, 17, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 

 Fruit: Drupe; available September-October, persistent over winter 



southward. 



A climbing, bushy vine; semievergreen southward; commonly found along 

 hedgerows and roadways. 



Stomach records: Three species of birds. 



