LIST OF HIGHER SEED-PRODUCING PLANTS. 499 
224; Cov., Fl. Ark. 199; Engl. Schonland, Nat. Pflanz. IV, 5,67; Gray, Syn. 
Fl. II, 1, 3; Coult., Fl. Tex. 251. 
North America: N.S., N. Br. to Owen Sound, Wisc. 
and Minn.; S. to Colo., Ark., Miss., Fla. and Tex.; E. to Ills. 
and N.J.; N. to Saskatchewan. 
: Minn. valley: N. E. district; near Ft. Snelling; rare 
and local; deep woods or edges of bogs. 
Hers.: Holzinger 135, Winona Co.; Sandberg 361, 
.Goodhue Co. 
CVI. COMPOSITAE. Composite Family. 
Endlicher, Gen. Pl. 355 (1836-40); Rich.-ex Endl. (1801)—Synanth- 
ereae; Lindl., Veg. King. 702 (1846)—Asteraceae; Schultz-Biponotius, Flora 
129 (1852)—Cassiniaceae; Bentham and Hooker, Gen. Plant. II, 163 (1873); 
Baillon, Hist. Pl. VIII, 1 (1888); Hoffmann in Engler and Prantl, Nat. 
Pflanz. TV, 5, 87 (1889). 
Genera: 500+; 400+ (Baillon); 766 (B. and H.); cos- 
mopolitan. 6, fossil from Miocene (Schimper), doubtful. 
Species: 10,000-12,000; arborescent forms tropical; 
30+, fossil, doubtful. 
VERNONIA ScHres. Gen. Pl. II, 541 (1774). 
Baccharoides MoENCH, Meth. 578 (1794). 
Teichostemma R. Br. Salt. Abyss. App. 65 (1828). 
Candidia Tren. Att. Ac. Nap. LV, 104 (1822). 
Hololepis DC. Act. Mus. Par. XVI, 189 (1818). 
Leiboldia SCHLECHT. ex Walp. Ann. I, 388 (1848'. 
Ascaricida, Gymnanthemum, Isonema, Distephanus 
Cass. Bull. Philom. (1817). 
Lepidoploa, Achyrocoma, Centrapalus, Oliganthes Cass. 
Dict. II], VII, X NVI (1826). 
Acilepis Don, WNep. 169 (1803). 
Sufrago GAEXTN. Fruct. II, 402 (1791) part. 
Stengelia, Linzia, Cheliusia Scu.-Bip. Flora (1841). 
Lysistemma, Ambass2, Nipholepis, Crystallopollen, Pun- 
duana STEETZ. Pet. Moss. Bot. 345 (1864). 
Brachyleima BR. BR. Salt. Abyss. Appx. 64 (1828). 
Cyanopis, Webbia, Monosis (part), Chronopappus, Cen- 
tauropsis, Stilpnopappus, Strophopappus DC. Prodr. V, 62 sey. 
1836). 
Odontoloma, Dialesta, Pollalesta HBK. N. Gen. et Spec. 
LV, 43, 45, 46 (1820). 
Polydora FENZL. Flora 312 (1844). 
Vernonella Sonp. Lion. XNIII, 62 (1849). 
Strobocalyx, Critoniopsis, Tephrothamnus, Stenocephal- 
um, Piptolepis, Vanillosma, Iodopappus, Proteopsis (MART.) 
Scu.-Bie. Pollichia (1861 and 1863). 
Cyanthillium Bu. Bij. 889 (1826). 
