744 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMa. 
Viburnum nudum L. Sp. Pl. 1:268. 1753. Possum Haw. 
Viburnum nudum var. claytonit Torr. & Gray, Fl. N. A. 2:14, 1841. 
Ell. 8k.1:365. Gray, Man.ed.6, 219. Chap. Fl. 171. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 
2:11. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southern New England, West Virginia, south 
to Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas. 
* ALaBAMA: Mountain region to Coast plain. Swampy thickets. Clay County, 
1,000 feet. Cullman, Henry, Franklin, Washington, Montgomery, Monroe, Baldwin, 
and Mobile counties. Flowers white; April, May. Fruit ripe September; black, 
with bluish bloom. . 
Most frequent in the sandy swamps, borders of pine-barren streams. Shrub, not 
infrequently somewhat arborescent, 8 to 16 feet high. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab.in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Viburnum nitidum Ait. Hort. Kew. 1:371. 1789. 
Viburnum nudum var. angustifolium Torr. & Gray, Fl. N. A. 2:14. 1841. 
Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 2:12. : she 
Slender shrub, 15 to 20 feet high, branches weak, drooping or reclining, leaves 
smooth, shining above, lanceolate to oblong, acute to acuminate, entire or obscurely 
crenulate; branchlets quadrangular, sparingly scurfy; berries smaller than in the 
above, oblong, acute, 4 inch wide, } inch long. eae: 
Louisianian area. North Carolina to Florida, west to Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Lower Pine region. Coast plain. Wooded swampy banks of pine- 
barren streams. Mobile and Baldwin counties. Flowers white, May. Berries ripe 
September, October; bluish black. Frequent. 
Type locality: ‘‘Native of North America.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
TRIOSTEUM L. Sp. Pl. 1:176. 1753. 
Four species, perennial herbs, temperate North America, Himalayan India, China. 
Triosteum perfoliatum L. Sp. Pl. 1:176. 1753. TINKER’S Root. FEVER Roor. 
Triostewm major Michx. I'l. Bor. Am. 1: 107. 1803. 
Ell. Sk. 1:269. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 219. Chap. F1.170. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 
2:12. 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Quebec, Ontario; New England west to Minne- 
sota, south to the Ohio Valley, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee, and along the 
mountains to Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Central Prairie region. Rich woods. Montgomery County, Pintlalla 
Creek. Flowers white, April; fruit ripe July, scarlet. Local and rare. Perennial, 
from a large woody root. 
Economic uses: ‘The root, under the name of ‘‘Tinker’s root,” is used medicinally. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in America septentrionali.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Triosteum angustifolium L. Sp. Pl. 1:176. 1753. NARROW-LEAF FEVER Root. 
Triosteum minus Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1:107. 1803. 
4 aN Sk. 1:270. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 219. Chap. F1.170. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 
712. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Virginia to Missouri and Arkansas, south to 
North Carolina and Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley. Rich copses. Lauderdale County, Greenhill (H. 
Stutts). Flowers May; fruit ripe in June. Local and rare, 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb, Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
SYMPHORICARPOS Juss. Gen. Pl. 211. 1789. 
Nine species, temperate Mexico. North America, 7. 
Symphoricarpos symphoricarpos (L.) McMillan, Bull. Torr. Club, 19:15. 1892. 
Cora Berry. 
Lonicera symphoricarpos L. Sp. Pl. 1:175. 1753. 
Symphoricarpos orbiculata Moench, Meth. 503. 1794. 
Symphoricarpos vulgaris Michx. F). Bor. Am. 1:106. 1803. 
‘ Ae Sk. 1:273. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 220. Chap. Fl. 169. Gray, Syn. F1.N. A. 1, pt. 
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