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FLORA OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI. 



NAIAD ACEJE. 

 (Pondweod Family.) 

 POTAMOGETON, Tourn. Pondweed. 



498 hybridus, Mx. Slow streams and 



ponds: common. 



ALISMACE.E. 



(Water-Plantain Family.) 

 Alisma, L. Water-Plantain. 



499 Plantago, L., var. Americannm, 



Gray. Shallow lakes. 

 ECHINODORUS, Engelnianu. 



500 rostratus, Engelm. Inundated 



bottoms along the Missouri. 

 Sagittakia, L. Arrow-head. 



501 variabilis, Engelm. In shallow 



ponds; common. 



502 gramiuea, Mx. Muddy places; 



uncommon. 



ORCHID ACE.E. 



(Oreliis Family.) 

 Spiranthes, Richard. Ladies 1 Tresses. 



503 graminea, Lindl., var. Walteri, 



Gray. Prairies. 

 Pogonia, Juss. Three-Birds. 



504 pendula, Lindl. Bottom lands ; 



very rare here. 

 Aplectrum, Nutt. Putty-root. 



505 hyemale, Nutt. Adam-and-Eve. 



Rich soil; rare. 



AMARYLLIDACE^. 



(Armaryllis F'amily.) 

 Hypoxys, L. Star-grass. 



506 erecta, L. Glades and open 

 woods; common. 



IRIDACE^. 



(Iris Family.) 

 Iris, L. Flower-de-Luce. 



507 versicolor, L. Blue Flag. 



Swamps; very common. 



508 cuprea, Pursh. Low ground 



about springs; frequent. 

 Pardanthus, Ker. Blackberry Lily. 



509 Chinensis, Ker. About old gar- 



dens. (Adv. from China.) 

 Sisyrinchium, L. Blue-eyed Grass. 



510 Bermudiana, L. All the different 



forms are very common. 

 DIOSCOREACE^E. 

 (Yam Family.) 

 Dioscorea, Plunder. Yam. 



511 villosa, L. Common in hazel 



copses. 



SMILACE.F. 



(Smilax Family.) 



Smilax, Tourn. Catbrier. 



512 rotundifolia, L, Greenbrier. Very 



common. 



513 herbacea, L. Carrion-Flower. 



Fields and meadows. 



LILIACE.E. 

 (Lily Family.) 

 Uvula pi a, L. Bell wort. 



514 grand itlora, Smith. High bluffs 



along the Missouri. 

 Smilacina, Desf. False Spikenard. 



515 racemosa, Desf. Damp woods: 



not frequent. 

 Polygonatum, Tourn. Solomon's Seal. 



516 biliorum. Ell. Banks of streams. 



517 giganteum, Dietrich. Rich soil 



along ravines. 

 Asfaragus, L. Asparagus. 



518 officiiudis, L. Garden Asparagus. 



Escaped into copses. (Adv. 

 from Eu.) 

 Lilium, L. Lily. 



519 superbum, L. Rich soil along 



streams: common in cultivation 

 Erythkonium, L. Dog's-tooth Violet. 



520 albidum, Nutt. Cool shaded ra- 



vines, very abundant. 

 Scilla, L. Squill. 



521 Fraseri, Gray. High hills aloug 



Little Blue. 

 Allium, L. Onion. Garlic. 



522 stellatum, Nutt. Limestone 



ledges: very common. 



523 Canadense, Kalm. Thickets and 



moist copses. 



JUNCACE^. 



(Rush Family.) 

 Juncus, L. Rush. Bogrush. 



524 tenuis, Willd. Common along 



roadsides. 



525 nodosus, L. In low sandy ground 



along streams. 



526 Var. megacephalus, Tori*. Shal- 



low ponds. 



PONTEDERIACE.E. 



(Pickerel weed Family.) 

 Heteranthera, L. Mud Plantain. 



527 limosa, Vahl. Very wet places; 



not very common. 



COMMELYNACEiE. 



(Spidenvort Family.) 

 Tradescantia, L. Spiderwort. 



528 Virginica, L. Dry woods; a white 



form in gardens. 

 CYPERACE^E. 

 (Sedge Family.) 

 Cyperus, L. Galingale. 



