ARISTOLOCHIACEAE 159 



BRUNNICHIA, Banks. 



Only one species, and that apparently has no common name. 



Brunnichia cirrhosa, Banks. 



A deciduous woody vine, climbing by tendrils, with porous 

 stems sometimes an inch in diameter, and dry winged fruits in 

 loose clusters which hang on all winter. Blooms in June and July. 

 Economic i)roperties unknown. 



Grows on river and creek banks and in calcareous lowlands, 

 mostly in the coastal plain. Occasionally spreads along railroad 

 embankments, etc., near its natural habitats. Probably more 

 abundant in Alabama than anywhere else. 



lA. Along Cypress Creek near Florence, and Tennessee River near 

 Florence and Riverton. Some of the largest specimens are in this region. 



2B. Near Corona, Walker County. Along Warrior River in Jeffer- 

 son and Tuscaloosa Counties, as far up as Sayre. 



5. Along Channahatchee Creek near Eclectic, Elmore County. 



6A. Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Bibb and Chilton Counties. 



6C. Greene, Hale and Dallas Counties. 



7. Common, probably in all the counties. 



8. Marengo, Dallas, Wilcox and Pike Counties. 



9. Sumter and W'ilcox Counties. 

 lOE. Crenshaw County. 



low. Sumter, Choctaw, Clarke, Wilcox, Monroe, Butler. 



11. Frequent in all the counties. 



12. Geneva and Houston Counties. 

 14 (?). Mobile County (Mohr^. 



POLYGONELLA, Mx. 



Herbs or small shrubs, with no known economic properties, 

 and no common names in general use. They bloom mostly in 

 summer and fall. 



Polygonella polygama (\ ent.) Gray. 



"October Flower" (according to Mohr). 



A small shrub, with small narrow leaves and numerous small 

 pinkish flowers in late fall. 



Grows on sandy beaches and old dimes, in the coast strip. 

 Dr. Mohr found it on the shores of Fish River Bay and Perdido 

 Bay, and I have seen it south of Orange Beach ; all in Baldwin 

 County. 



