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FLORA OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI. 



NAIAD ACRE. 



(Pond weed Family.) 

 Potamogeton, Tourn. Pondweed. 



498 hybridos, Mx. Slow streams and 



ponds; common. 



ALISMACE.E. 

 (Water-Plantain Family.) 

 All-ma. L. Water-Plantain. 



499 Plantago, L., var. Americanum, 



Gray. Shallow lakes. 

 ECHINODORUS, Engelniann. 



500 rostratus, Engelm. Inundated 



bottoms along the Missouri. 

 Sagittaria, L. Arrow-head. 



501 variabilis, Engelm. In shallow 



ponds: common. 



502 graminea, Mx. Muddy places: 



uncommon. 



ORCHIDACEJE. 



(Orchis Family.) 



Spibanthes, Richard. Ladies 1 Tresses. 



503 graminea, Lindl., var. Walteri, 



Gray. Prairies. 

 Pogoxia, 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.E. 

 (Armaryllis Family.) 

 Hypoxys, L. Star-grass. 



506 erecta, L. Glades and open 

 woods; common. 



IRIDACE.E. 



tlris 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 C hin< iisis, Ker. About old gar- 



dens. (Adv. from China.) 

 Sisybinchium, L. Blue-eyed Grass. 



510 Bermudiana, L. All the different 



forms are very common. 

 DIOSCOEEACE.dE. 



(Yam Family.) 

 DioscoKEA, Plumier. Yam. 



511 villosa, L. Common in hazel 



copses. 



SMILACE.E. 

 (Smilax Family.) 



Smilax, Tourn. Catbrier. 



512 rotundi folia, L, Greenbrier. Very 



common. 

 o\:\ herbacea, L. Carrion-Flower. 



Fields and meadows. 



LIL1ACI1F. 



(Lily Family.) 



UvuLARlA, L. Bellwort. 



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 biflorum. Ell. Banks of streams. 



517 giganteurn, Dietrich. Rich soil 



along ravines. 

 Asparagus, L. Asparagus. 



518 officinalis, L. Garden Asparagus. 



Escaped into copses. (Adv. 

 from Eu.) 

 Lilium, L. Lily. 



519 superbum, L. Rich soil along 



streams: common in cultivation 

 Erythronium, L. Dog's-tooth Violet. 



520 albidum, Nutt. Cool shaded ra- 



vines, very abundant. 

 Scilla, L. Squill. 



521 Fraseri, Gray. High hills along 



Little Blue. 

 Allium, L. Onion. Garlic. 



522 stellatum, Nutt. L i m e s t o n e 



ledges: very common. 



523 Canadense, Kalm. Thickets and 



moist copses. 



JUNCACE.E. 

 (Rush Family.) 

 Juxcus, L. Rush. Bogrush. 



524 tenuis, Willd. Common along 



roadsides. 



525 nodosus, L. In low sandy ground 



along streams. 



526 Var. megacephalus, Torr. Shal- 



low ponds. 



PONTEDERIACE.E. 

 (Pickerelweed Family.) 

 Hbteranthera, L. Mud Plantain. 



527 limosa, Yahl. Very wet places: 



not very common. 



COMMELYXACE.F. 

 (Spiderwort Family.) 

 Tradescantia, L. Spiderwort. 



528 Virginica, L. Dry woods; a white 



form in gardens. 

 CYPERACILE. 

 (Sedge Family.) 

 Cyfekus, L. Galino-ale. 



