MONOECIA TRIANDRIA. 
569 
2. Lateriflora. Muhl. 
B. foliis alternis, o- 
vato-lanceolatis, acu- 
minatis, serratis, sca- 
bris;floribusglomeratis, 
Jateralibus; caule her- 
baceo. 
Leaves alternate, o- 
vate-lanceolate, acumi- 
nate, serrate, scabrous; 
flowers lateral, cluster- 
ed; stem herbaceous. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 342. Pursh, 1 . p. 112. Nutt. 2. p. 20f. 
Stem herbaceous, somewhat four-angled, glabrous, with the branches op- 
posite. Leaves alternate, one and a half to two inches long, ovate-lanceo- 
late, conspicuously acuminate, triplinerved, veiny, coarsely serrate, scabrous 
on both surfaces, but particularly on the upper, on long petioles. Clusters 
alternate lateral and axillary, few flowered. Willd. 
This species I have not noticed in the low country. Dr. Muhlenberg 
mentions it as a native of Carolina. 
Flowers — July to August. 
URTICA. Gen. Pl. 1422. 
Masculi. Calyx 4- 
phyllus. Corolla 0. Nec- 
tarium centrale, cya- 
thiforme. 
Foeminei. Calyx 2- 
valvis. Corolla 0. Se- 
men 1, nitidum. 
1. Pumila. L. 
U. foliis oppositis, o- 
vatis, acuminatis, tri- 
nerviis, serratis; petio- 
lis inferioribus longi- 
tudinefolii; floribus mo- 
noicis, triandris, capi- 
tato-corymbosis, petio- 
lo brevioribus. 
Sterile Jlorets. Ca- 
lyx 4-leaved. Corolla 
0. Nectary central, cy- 
athiform. 
Fertile Jlorets. Ca- 
lyx 2-valved. CorollaO. 
Seed 1, shining. 
Leaves opposite, o- 
vate, acuminate, three- 
nerved, serrate; the 
lower petioles as long as 
the leaves; flowers mo- 
noecious, triandrous, in 
clustered corymbs, 
shorter than the petiole. 
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