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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. Fl.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 (2. A. Smith). Flowers purplish to 
white. March, April; not frequent. 
Type locality: South Carolina. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Anemone virginiana L. Sp. Pl. 1:540. 1753. VIRGINIAN ANEMONE. 
Ell, Sk. 2:54, Gray, Man. ed.6,37. Chap. F1.5. Gray, Syn. FI.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 (Z. A. Smith). Flowers 
white. April, May; not rare. 
Type locality: “ Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
HEPATICA Scop. Fl. Carn. 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. F1.5. 
EvuROPE, 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. 
Econowic uses: The herb, known as ‘liverwort,’ or ‘‘ Hepatica,” is used medic- 
inally. 
Type locality: “Hab. in Enropae nemoribus lapidosis.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
SYNDESMON Hotimg. 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. I'l. 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. 
EIL 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. Notrare. Perennial. 
Type locality: “Hab. in Virginia, Canada.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
