F{GWORT’ FAMILY. 791 
CONOBEA Aubl. Pl. Guian. 2: 639, #258. 1775. 
Seven species, tropical America, 
Conobea multifida (Michx.) Benth. in DC. Prodr.10:391. 1846. 
CuTrLEav CONOBEA. 
Capraria multijida Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2:22. 1803. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6, 383. Chap. Fl. Suppl. 636; ed.3,311. Gray, Syn. F1.N. A. 2, pt.1: 
279. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:310. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Ohio to Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. 
Adventive on ballast at New York and Philadelphia. 
ALABAMA: Coast region. Adventive on ballast from the west. Mobile County. 
Flowers June, July; rare. Annual. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in ripis arenosis fluminum amniculorumque, in Tennassée et 
Illinoensi regione.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
MONNIERA P. Br. Hist. Jam. 269, t. 28, f.3. 1755. 
(Bacopa Aubl. Pl. Guian. 1: 128, t. 49. 1775.) 
(HERPEsTIS Gaert. Fruct. 3: 186, t. 214, f. 6. 1805.) 
About 60 species, perennial herbs, subtropical and tropical regions of both hemi- 
spheres. Asia. Chiefly American. North America, 6. 
Monniera acuminata (Walt.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 463. 1891. 
BLACKENING HEDGE Hyssop. 
Gratiola acuminata Walt. Fl. Car. 61. 1788. 
Herpestis nigrescens Benth. Comp. Bot. Mag. 2:56. 1836. 
Ell. Sk.1:15. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 383. Chap. F1.291. Gray, Syn. FIL.N. A. 2, pt. 1: 280. 
Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:310. : 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Maryland, along the coast to North Carolina 
and Florida, west to Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley to Coast plain. Low damp places, thickets, and pas- 
tures. Morgan County, Falkville, covering low abandoned fields. Tuscaloosa, 
Montgomery, Clarke, Baldwin, and Mobile counties. Frequent; 1 to 14 feet high. 
Type locality: South Carolina. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Monniera chamaedryoides peduncularis (Benth.). 
PEDUNCLED GERMANDER-LIKE HEDGE Hyssop. 
Herpestis peduncularis Benth. Comp. Bot. Mag. 2:56. 1836. 
A, chamaedryoides var. peduncularis Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt.1:280. 1878. 
Chap. Fl. 291. Gray,l.c. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:310. Chap. Fl. ed. 3, 310. 
NorRTHERN MExico? 
Louisianian area. Florida to Texas. 
ALABAMA: Upper Division Coast Pine belt to Coast plain. Low waste places, bor- 
ders of ditches. Clarke County, Suggsville (Dr. Denny). Mobile County. Flowers 
yellow; April, May. Not frequent. Low, diffusely branching. 
Type locality: ‘‘Texas on the Rio Brazos, Drummond.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Monniera monniera (L.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 5: 292. 1894. 
CREEPING MONNIERA. 
Gratiola monniera L. Cent. Pl. 2: 1756. (Amoen. Acad. 4: 307.) 
Monniera cuneifolia Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2:22. 1803. 
Herpestis monniera H. B. K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 2:366, 1817. 
Ell. Sk. 2:103. Gray, Man. ed. 6,384. Chap. Fl. 292. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt.1- 
281. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:310. Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 430. 
CosMOPOLITAN ON TROPICAL AND SUPTROPICAL COASTS. 
Louisianian area. Maryland (Gray), coast of North Carolina to Florida, west to 
Texas. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain and Littoral region. Margin of tide-water swamps, fresh 
and brackish, to the seashore. Flowers pale blue; May to October. Abundant, 
Low, creeping, 1 to 2 feet long; perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab.in Jamaica.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
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