5388 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 
Economic uses: The leaves are the witch hazel or “ Hamamelis” of the United States 
Pharmacopeia. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
LIQUIDAMBAR L. Sp. Pl. 2:999. 1753. Swret-Gum TREE. 
Four species, Asia, Atlantic North America and Mexico. 
Liquidambar styraciflua L. Sp. Pl. 2: 999. 1753. SwreTGumM. RepGuM. BILsTeb. 
Ell. Sk. 2:621. Gray, Man. ed, 6, 180. Chap. Fl. 157. Sargent, Silv. N. A. 5:18, 
t. 199. 
MEXICO, GUATEMALA. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southeastern Connecticut, southern New York, 
New Jersey, West Virginia, and Ohio Valley to southeastern Missouri and Arkansas, 
south to Florida and throughout the Gulf States to the ‘I'rinity Valley, Texas. 
ALABAMA: Over the State. Rich bottoms and border of swamps. In greatest 
development south of the region of Lower hills to the Coast Pine belt. Flowers 
green, February, March. 
_ Economic uses: Valuable timber tree. The balsamic exudation, ‘sweet gum,” 
and the bark, ‘‘sweet-gum bark,” are used medicinally. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in Virginia, Mexico.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
PLATANACEAE. Plane Tree Family. 
PLATANUS L. Sp. Pl. 2:999. 1753. PLaNnE TREE. BUTTONWOOD. 
Three species, Europe, Asia. North America, 2. 
Platanus occidentalis L. Sp. Pl. 2:999. 1753. SYCAMORE. BUTTONWOOD. 
Ell. Sk. 2:620. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 467. Chap. Fl. 418. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 
2:410. Sargent, Silv. N. A. 7: 102. 
Alleghenian to Lonisianian area. Ontario, southern Maine, west to Nebraska and 
Kans:s and south throughout the Ohio Valley to Florida, eastern Texas, and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Over the State. In bottom lauds, chiefly in the central sections, far- 
ther south sparsely scattered, and in the coast region scarcely indigenous. Flowers 
May; fruit ripe September. * 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in America septentrionali.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
ROSACEAE. Rose Family. 
OPULASTER Medic. Pfl. Anat. 2:109. 1799. 
(Puysocarpa Raf. New FIN. A.3: 73. 1836. ) 
(Ne1Lu1a Don, Prodr. Fl. Nep. 228. 1825.) — 
Four or 5 species shrubs, mountains of Asia. North America, 2, 
Opulaster opulifolius (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. P].2: 949. 1891. NINEBARK. 
Spiraea opulifolia L. Sp. Pl. 1: 489. 1753. 
Physocarpa opulifolia Rat. New F1.N.A.3:73. 1836 
Neillia opulifolia Benth. & Hook. Gen. Pl. 1:612. 1865. 
Ell. Sk.1:560. Gray, Man. ed. 6,153. Chap. FI. 120. 
Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. Quebec and Ontario to Saskatchewan; New 
England west to Minnesota, Nebraska, and Colorado, south to New York, Ohio, Illi- 
nois, southeastern Missouri, Arkansas, and from West Virginia to Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley. Metamorphic hills. Rocky banks of streams. 
Lauderdale County, Florence, banks of Cypress Creek (M.C. Wilson). Lee County, 
Auburn (Zarle). Flowers white, April. Shrub 8 to 12 feet high; rare. 
Type locality: ‘ Hab. in Virginia, Canada.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb, Mohr. 
SPIRAEA L.Sp. Pl.1: 489. 1753. Sprrana. 
Forty species shrubs or perennial herbs of the temperate North Hemisphere, Eu- 
rope, Asia. North America, 4 or 5. 
Spiraea corymbosa Raf. Prec. Decouv. 36. 1814. MEADOW-SWEET. 
Spiraea betulaefolia var. corymbosa Wats. in Gray, Man. ed. 6, 153. 1890. 
