THISTLE FAMILY. 799 
RATIBIDA Raf. Am. Month. Mag. 2: 268. 118. 
(Lepacnuys Raf. Journ. Phys. 89:100. 1819.) 
Four species, North America, chiefly southwestern. Atlantic, 1. 
Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnhart, Bull. Torr. Club, 24:410, 1897. 
Rudbeckia pinnata Vent. Jard. Cels. t. 72. 1800. ‘ 
Lepachys pinnata Torr. & Gray, Fl.N, A. 2:314. 1842. 
fee Sk.2:450. Gray, Man. ed. 6,277. Chap. F1.228. Gray, Syn. FIN. A.1, pt. 2: 
260. : 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Western New York to Michigan, lowa, Minne- 
sota, and Nebraska, south from Pennsylvania and the Ohio Valley to Arkansas, 
Louisiana, Tennessee, and middle Florida. * 
ALABAMA: Mountainregion. Central Prairieregion. Dry banks, borders of fields. 
Madison County, Montesano. Montgomery and Dallas counties. Hale County, pike 
near Troy. Flowers canary-yellow, disk pale purplish. Not rare in the Central 
Prairic belt. 
Type loeality not ascertained. 
Herb. Geol. Sury. Herb. Mohr. 
BRAUNERIA Neck. Elem. 1:17. 1790. 
(EcHinacrea Moench, Meth. 591. 1794.) 
Two species, perennials, Atlantic North“America, chiefly Southern. 
Brauneria purpurea (L.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 5: 334. 1894. 
Biack SAMPSON. PURPLE CONE-FLOWER. 
Rudbeckia purpurea L. Sp. Pl. 2:907. 1753. 
Echinacea purpurea Moench, Meth. 591. 1794. 
ELL Sk. 2:449. Gray, Man.ed.6,275. Chap. Fl. 226. Gray, Syn. FIN. A.1, pt. 2: 
258. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Virginia and Ohio Valley to Missouri, south to 
Tennessee and Georgia, west to Louisiana and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley to Central Pine belt. Open woods and prairies. 
Lauderdale and Cullman counties. Tuscaloosa County (£, A. Smith). 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia, Carolina.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Brauneria pallida (Nutt.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 5 : 333. PaLE CONE-FLOWER. 
Rudbeckia pallida Nutt. Journ. Acad. Phila. 7:77. 1834. 
Echinacea angustifolia DC. Prodr. §:554. 1836. ; 
Gray, Man. ed. 6,275. Chap. Fl. 226. Gray, Syn. Fl. N.A. 1, pt.2: 258. Coulter, 
Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 214. : 
Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. Manitoba, latitude 49°; Minnesota, and Michi- 
gan, west to Nebraska and Colorado, sonth from Tennessee to Georgia and Texas. 
ALABAMA: Central prairies. Hale County, Gallion. Flowers pink; June, July. 
Rare. 
Type locality: ‘‘Arkansas. Collected by myself and Dr. Pitcher.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
TETRAGONOTHECA L. Sp. Pl. 2: 903. 1753. 
Three species, perennials, North America. Atlantic, 1. 
Tetragonotheca helianthoides L. Sp. Pl. 2:903. FALsE SUNFLOWER, 
El. 8k. 2:407. Gray, Man. ed. 6,274. Chap. Fl. 226. Gray, Syn. Fl.N. ALI, pt. 2: 
255. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Coast of Virginia. south to Florida and Missis- 
sippi. 
ALABAMA: Central Pine belt to Lower Pine region. Bibb, Monroe, Baldwin, and 
Mobile counties. Flowers in May and not rarely again in August. Frequent. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia.” 
“Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
STEMMODONTIA Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat. 46:407, 1827. 
(Wepe.ia Jacq. Enum. Pl. Carib. 8. 1760. Not Loefl. It. Hisp.180. 1758.) 
(Nrepupria Neck. Elem. 1:30. 1790. Not Scop. Introd. 134. 1777.) 
(Wottastonia DC.; Decsne. Nouv. Ann. Mus. Par. 3: 414. 1834.) 
About 50 species, tropical America. 
