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ECONOMIC BOTANY OF ALABAMA 



Fig. 62. Aescuhis parviflora on shale bluffs of Warrior 

 River near Tidewater (Lock 13), Tuscaloosa County. June 28, 

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RHAMNACEAE. Buckthorn Family 



About 50 genera and 600 species, mostly trees and shrubs, 

 widely distributed. Several are ornamental or medicinal, and a 

 few have edible fruits. 



