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Gray, Man.ed. 6, 153. Chap. Fl. Suppl. 619; ed. 3, 132. 
Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. New York, mountains of Pennsylvania, West 
Virginia, Kentucky, and southern Missouri, south to Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley. Wooded hillsides. Lauderdale County, Florence. 
Banks of Cypress Creek (M. C. Wilson). Flowers May, June. Rare. 
Type locality not ascertained. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
ARUNCUS Adans. Fam. Pl. 2:295. 1763. 
(Sprraka L. Sp. Pl. 1:489. 1753. In part.) 
Two species, temperate Europe. North America 1. 
Aruncus aruncus (L.) Karst. Deutsch. F1.779. 1880-1883. 
Spiraea aruncus L. Sp. Pl. 1:490. 1753. 
El. Sk.1:513. Gray, Man. ed.6, 153. Chap. Fl. 121. 
Boreal region to Carolinian area. Canada, Lake Superior to British Columbia; 
Alaska; mountains of New York and Pennsylvania; Ohio \ alley to Missouri. 
ALABAMA: Mountainregion. Damp thickets. Cullman County. Frauclin County, 
Russellville. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in Austriae, Alvorniae montanis.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
PORTERANTHUS Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 4:115. 1894. 
(GILLENIA Moench. Meth. Suppl. 286. 1802. Not Gillena Adans. 1763.) 
Two species, Atlantic North America. 
Porteranthus stipulatus (Muhl.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 4:115. 1894. 
InpDIan Puysic. 
Spiraea stipulata Muhl.; Willd. Enum. 542. 1809. 
8. stipulacea Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 343. 1814. 
Gillenia stipulacea Nutt. Gen. 1:307. 1818. 
Ell. Sk.1:562. Gray. Man. ed.6, 154. Chap. FI. 122. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. West Virginia, throughout the Ohio Valley, 
western Missouri, Arkansas, suuth to Tennessee, and along the mountains to South 
Carolina and Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region to Central Pine belt. Rich borders of woods and 
shaded banks. Cullman County. ‘Tuscaloosa County (. A. Smith), Autauga 
County, Prattville. Flowers white; not infrequent. Perennial. 
Economic uses: The root, ‘‘ wild ipecac,” is used medicinally. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in Pensylvania.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Porteranthus trifoliatus (L.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 4:115. 1894. 
Bowman’s Root. 
Spiraea trifoliata L. Sp. Pl.1:490, 1753. 
Gillenia trifoliata Moench. Meth. Suppl. 286. 1802. 
Ell. Sk.1:562. Gray, Man. ed. 6,154. Chap. Fl. 121. 
Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. Ontario, Michigan, New York to West Vir- 
ginia, eastern Tennessee along the mountains to South Carolina and Georgia; rare 
west of the Alleghanies, 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Rich woods. Cullman County. Flowers white. 
June. Only station knowu. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia, Canada..” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
NEVIUSIA Gray, Mem. Am. Acad. u. ser. 6 : 373, t. 30. 1859. 
Single species, South Atlantic North America. 
Neviusia alabamensis Gray, Mem. Am. Acad. n. ser. 6: 374. 1859. 
ALABAMA NEVIUSIA. 
Chap. FI. 121. 
On the border of the Carolinian and Louisianian areas. 
ALABAMA: Lower hills. Shaded sandstone cliffs on the banks of the Warrior 
River, in the vicinity of Tuscaloosa (/. 4. Smith). Flowers white, March. appearing 
before the leaves. Shrub 3 to 4 feet high. One of the rarest plants, confined tu the 
above locality. ; Piaty IV. 
Type locality: ‘In praeruptis umbrosis prope Tuscaloosam Alabamae, ubi legit 
Dom. R. D. Nevius.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
