POLYANDUIA PI — PENTAGYNIA, 
n 
3. Cordifolia. Pursh. 
C. germinibus 2-3, 
glabris, sessilibus; ra- 
cemis paniculatis; fo— 
liis biteraatis, foliolis 
5—7 lobatis, serratis, 
basi cordatis. Pursh. 
2. p. 373. 
Actsea cordifolia. De Candolle 1. p. 383. 
Resembles C. racemosa and podocarpa, differing from the former in having 
numerous capsules, from the latter in their being sessile. Leaves smooth# 
Racemes long, smooth. 
Grows in the mountains of Carolina. 
Flowers July. 
Germs 2 — 3 , gla- 
brous, sessile; race- 
mes paniculate; leaves 
b item ate, leaflets 5-7 
lobed, serrate, cordate 
at base. 
4 Palmata. Mich. 
L. germinibus plu- 
rimis 12-15 ; floribus 
dichotome-paniculatis, 
subcorymbosis; cap- 
sulis brevissimis, sub- 
globoso-capitatis ; fo- 
lds simplicibus,palma- 
tis. 
Germs ilumerous, 
12-15, flowers in a 
dichotomous panicle, 
somewhat corymbose; 
capsules very short, 
forming globular 
heads; leaves simple, 
palmate. 
Mich. 1. p. 316. Pursh. 1. 373. 
Actsea Palmata. De Candolle 1. p. 383. 
Root perennial. Stem 2-3 feet high, pubescent at the summit. — 
Leaves generally 2, palmate, 5-lobed, strongly veined, lobes acutely ser- 
rate, and notched. Flowers in corymb like panicles. Calyx and Corolla 
caducous. Stamens much longer than the styles. Capsules distinctly ribbed, 
forming small compact heads. 
This plant, though belonging to the same natural family, yet differs in 
habit, in foliage, and in the number of its styles from the preceding spe- 
cies. 
Grows among the mountains of Carolina. 
Flowers June, July. 
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