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Anemone caroliniana Walt. Fl. Car. 157. 1788. PRAIRIE ANEMONE. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : 53. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 37. Chap. Fl. 4. Gray, Syn. PI. N. A. 1, pt. 1 : 11. 

 Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2 : 8, in part. 



Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. Illinois to Nebraska and Dakota; south from 

 North Carolina to upper Georgia, western Louisiana, and Texas. 



ALABAMA : Tennessee Valley. Lower hills. Open woods. Lauderdale County, 

 Florence (M. C. Wilson). Tuscaloosa County (E. A. Smith). Flowers purplish to 

 white. March, April ; not frequent. 



Type locality : South Carolina. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Anemone virginiana L. Sp. PI. 1 : 540. 1753. VIRGINIAN ANEMONE. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : 54. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 37. Chap. Fl. 5. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 1 : 11. 



Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. New Brunswick; Manitoba, northwest to lati- 

 tude 55 through the Rocky Mountains to Vancouver; New England; Ohio Valley 

 to Kansas; from New York along the mountains to Georgia. 



ALABAMA : Mountain region to Lower hills. Rocky woods and copses. Lee County, 

 Auburn (Baker $ Earle). Madison County, Montesano, 1,500 feet. Cullman County. 

 St. Clair County, Coosa Hills, 700 feet. Tuscaloosa County (E. A. Smith). Flowers 

 white. April, May; not rare. 



Type locality: "Hab. in Virginia." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



HBPATICA Scop. Fl. Cam. 567. 1760. LIVERWORT. 



Three species, north temperate regions. Perennial herbs. 

 Hepatica hepatica (L.) Karst. Deutsch. Fl. 559. 1880-83. LIVERWORT. 



Anemone hepatica L. Sp. PL 1 : 538. 1753. 



Hepatica triloba Chaix. in Vill. Hist. PL Dauph. 1 : 336. 1786. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : 55. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 38. Chap. Fl. 5. 



EUROPE, SIBERIA, CHINA, JAPAN. 



Boreal region to Louisianian area. Hudson Strait, Alaska; New Brunswick, west 

 to Winnipeg; Ohio Valley, south to western Florida. 



ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley to Upper division Coast Pine belt. Shady hillsides 

 and woods. Cullman County. Lauderdale County, Florence. Tuscaloosa County. 

 Clarke County (Dr. Denny). Flowers white or purplish, March; not frequent. 

 Perennial. 



Economic uses: The herb, known as " liverwort," or "Hepatica," is used medic- 

 inally. 



Type locality: "Hab. in Europae nemoribus lapidosis." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



SYNDESMON Hoffmg. Flora, 15, pt. 2, Intell. Bl. No. 4 : 34. 1832. 



(ANEMONELLA Spach, Hist. Veg. 7 : 239. 1839.) 

 One species, Atlantic States. 



Syndesmon thalictroides (L.) Hoffmg. Fl. 15, pt. 2, Intell. Bl. No. 4 : 34. 1832. 



RUE ANEMONE. 



Anemone thalictroides L. Sp. PL 1 : 542. 1753. 



Thalictrum anemonoides Michx. FL Bor. Am. 1 : 322. 1803. * 



Anemonella thalictroides Spach, Hist. Veg. 7 : 240. 1839. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : 52. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 39. Chap. FL 6. 



Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. 



ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley, Mountain region to Lower hills. Open copses and 

 woods. Lauderdale, Lawrence, Winston, Cullman, Tuscaloosa, and St. Clair counties. 

 Flowers white; April, May. Not rare. Perennial. 



Type locality: "Hab. in Virginia, Canada." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



