6382 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 
Lythrum lanceolatum Ell. Sk.1:544. 1817-21. LANCE-LEAF LOOSESTRIFE, 
Ell. Sk.l.c. Chap. Fl. 134, in part. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 112. 
Louisianian area. South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. 
ALABAMA: Central Prairie region to Coast plain. Low damp places. Montgomery 
anid Mobile counties. Flowers lilac-purple; July, August. Apparently local; in 
some places abundant in damp low fields. Perennial. ; ; 
Type locality: ‘‘Grows in ditches, swamps, etc.,” South Carolina and Georgia. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Lythrum lineare L. Sp. Pl.1:447. 1753. SEASIDE LOOSESTRIFE, 
E}l. Sk.1:545. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 185. Chap. Fl. 134, Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 
2:112. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. New Jersey along the coast to Florida, west to 
Louisiana and Texas. 
AraBaMa: Coast plain, Littoral belt. Slightly brackish and salt marshes. 
Flowers lavender purple; frequent. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Lythrum thymifolium L. Sp. Pl.1:447. 1753. 
MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE. 
ALABAMA: A fugitive on ballast. Mobile, September, 1893. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in Italiae et Narbonensis uliginosis.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. 
DECODON J.F.Gmel. Syst. 2:677. 1791. 
Two species, West Indies, Mexico to Argentina. Atlantic North America, 1. 
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell. Sk.1:544. 1821. 
WHORLED-FLOWERED LOOSESTRIFE, 
Lythrum verticillatum L. Sp. Pl. 1: 446. 1753. 
Decodon aquaticus J. F. Gmel. Syst. 2:677. 1791. 
Nesaea verticillata H. B. K.6:191. 1823. 
Ell. Sk. 1:544. Gray, Man. ed. 6,186. Chap. Fl. 134. 
Alleghenian, Carolinian, and Louisianian areas. Ontarioand Quebec; New England, . 
west to Missouri, south to the Gulf, extending from Florida to Louisiana. 
ALABAMA: Central Pine belt. Springy, marshy places. Bibb County. Tuscaloosa 
County (£. A. Smith). The smooth form, Decodon verticillatus glaber Torr. & Gr. Fl. 
N. A.1:483. Flowers purplish; July, August. Not frequent. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab.in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
PARSONSIA P. Br. Hist. Jam. 199. 1756. 
About 160 species, subtropical and tropical America. North America, 3. 
Parsonsia petiolata (L.) Rusby, Mem. Torr. Club, 5:231, 1894. CLamMMy CUPHEA. 
Lythrum petiolatum L. Sp. Pl.1:446. 1753. 
Cuphea viscosissima Jacq. Hort. Vind. 2:83, t. 177. 1772. 
C. petiolata Koehne, Engler’s Jahrb. 2:173. 1882. 
Gray, ed. 6,186. Chap. F1. 135. 
WEST INDIES TO BRAZIL. : 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas, Southeastern New England west to Missouri, 
Arkansas, and West Virginia, south to Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Lower hills to Central Prairie region. Dry exposed places. Walker 
County, Lost Creek (2. 4. Smith). Greene County (Leavenworth). Flowers purple; 
August, September. Not frequent. Annual. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab.in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
LAGERSTROEMIA L. Syst. ed. 10: 1076. 1758-59. 
Lagerstroemia indica L. Syst. ed. 10: 1076. 1758-59. CraPE MYRTLE. 
Native of Asia, cultivated in all warm countries. This ornamental tree has not 
infrequently escaped about hedge rows. 
ALABAMA: Mobile County. July, August. 
Type locality (L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2): “Hab. in China.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. 
