Seed Plants, Ferns, Fern Allies of the Austin Region 73 



Plantago hcterophylla. Nutt. Plantain. 



Low, moist ground. A small plant with linear leaves. 

 Southeastern states. 



Plantago rhodosperma Decn. Plantain. 



Our most common species. Abundant on roadsides and in waste 

 places. University campus. A large form with broad, hairy leaves 

 and red seeds. 



Southern central states. 



Plantago Wrightiana Decn. Plantain. 



Abundant on roadsides, hillsides and waste places. 

 Texas. 



SANTALALES 



LORANTHACEAE Mistletoe Family 



Phoradendron fiavescens Nutt. Mistletoe. 

 Abundant on various trees in Austin. 

 Southeastern states. 



RUBIALES 



RUBIACEAE Madder Family 



Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Button-bush. 



Common near the mouths of ravines, in moist soil. A shrub with 

 leaves and branches often in threes. The small white flowers in 

 dense spherical heads have given rise to the popular name. 



Widespread in North America. 



Crusea tricocca Heller. (C. Alococca Gray.) 

 Dry ground. 

 Texas and Mexico. 



Galium aparine L. Bedstraw. 



Common in rich soil in woods and thickets. The weak, slender 

 stems four-angled and armed with recurved prickles. The narrow 

 leaves in whorls of seven. 



Widespread in North America. 



Galium texanum Wiegand. Bedstraw. 



Common in dry woods. Smaller than the preceding, and with 

 leaves in whorls of four. 



Texas. 



