158 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 521; Britt., Fl. N. J. 239; Webb., 
Fl. Neb. 108; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 27; Upham, Fl. Minn. 143. 
North America: Ont. to Conn., N. J. and Va.; W. to 
Minn., Neb. and Tex. 
Minn. valley: Forest district; thickets and edges of 
woods; rather rare. 
HERB.: Sandberg 564, Cannon Falls. 
Smilax rotundifolia Linn. Spec. 1460 (1753). 
S. caduca LINN. Herb. Kalm. 
S. quadrangularis Muu. Willd. Spec. IV, 775 (1808). 
S. ciliata StreuD. Hort. Frank. 
S. aszera DC. Organ. II, 262 (1827). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 520; Britt., Fl. N. J. 239; Chap.,F1. 
S. St. 477; Upham, Fl. Minn. 148; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 26; Coult., F). Colo. 
355; Engl., Nat. Pfianz. IT, 5, 89; Cov. Fl. Ark, 224. 
Central America; W. Indies. 
North America: Ont. to N. Eng., N. J. and Ga.; W. 
to Minn., Colo., Mo., Ark. and Tex. 
Minn. valley: Forest district and probably through- 
out; woods along streams. 
HERB.: Ballard 87n, Chaska; Sheldon 39, Hlysian; 
Taylor 200, Janesville; Taylor 487, Janesville; Taylor 45, Elysian; 
Taylor 664, Cobb river, Blue Earth Co.; Sandberg 563, Cannon 
Falls. 
Smilax echirrata Wats. Gray’s Man. ed. 6, 520 (1890). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 520. 
North America: Md. to S. Car.; W. to Mich., Minn., 
Mo. and Ark. 
Minn. valley: S. E. district: moist, wooded banks. 
and damp thickets, 
HERB.: Taylor 709, Minnesota lake. 
Smilax herbacea Linn. Spec. 1030 (17538). 
?S. pulverulenta MicuHx. FI. IT, 238 (1803). 
? 8. peduncularis MUHL. Willd. Spec. 1V, 786 (1805). 
Coprosmanthus herbaceus KUNTH, Enum. V, 264 (1850). 
Smilax herbacea var. pulverulenta GRAY, Man. 5ed. (1868). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 520; Britt., Fl. N. J. 239; Webb., 
Fl. Neb. 108; Upbam, Fl. Minn. 143; Mac., Fl. Can, II, 27; Engl., Nat. 
Pflanz. II, 5, 88; Cov. Fl. Ark, 224; Webb., Appx. Neb. 26. 
Japan. 
North America: N. Br. to Winnipeg, Red, Saskatch- 
ewan and Assiniboine valleys; S. to N. Eng., N. J., Fla.; W. to 
Minn., Neb., Mo. and Tex. 
Minn. valley: Throughout; abundant; meadows and 
river banks. 
