Polyandria di-pentagynia. Cimicifuga. 
In shady, stony woods : Canada to Florida. 1/ , July^ 
Aug. V. V. A tall stately plant; spikes long, white | 
generally known under the name of Black Snake-root. 
2. C. foliis decompositis, foliolis ovatis incisis dentatis, den- 
tibus acutis, racemis paniculatis nutantibus, floribus 
5-gynis, capsulis ovatis uncinatis.— sp. pl. 2. 
p. 1244. 
Actaea Cimicifuga. Sp. pl. 722 . 
Icon. Lam. illustr. 487* Amoen. acad. 7* t. Q.f.2. 
On the north-west coast. % . July, Aug. v. v. 
3. C. foliis decomposito-biternatis, foliolis cordatis lobatis 
serrato-dentatis, racemis virgatim-paniculatis elonga- 
tis, floribus 2— 5-gynis, germinibus glabris. 
C. americana. Mich. ft. amer. 1. p. 3l6. 
In shady woods, on high mountains of Carolina, if . 
July. V. v.'j V. s. in Herb. Lambert. Resembles the 
foregoing very much in general habit. 
4. C. foliis simplicibus palmatis, floribus dichotome-pani- 
culatis subcoryrabosis polygynis, capsulis brevissimis 
subgloboso-capitatis. — Mich. Ji. amer. 1. p.3lQ. 
Actaea racemosa. Herb. Walt. 
In the beds of mountain rivulets in Virginia and Caro- 
lina. 1/. July, Aug. V. V. A very tall and hand- 
some plant ; the leaves very large, and the flowers in 
great abundance. 
448. ASCYRUM. Gen.pl. 1225. 
. A. pusillum, simplex ; foliis ovalibus obtusis, pedicellis 
longis reflexis, floribus i-2-gynis.— amer. 2. 
p. 77. _ 
A. nuramularifolium. Herb. Banks, mss. 
In pine-barrens of Georgia. 1/, June— Aug. v. s. 
Not above three inches high ; flowers small, yellow, 
as are all the following species. 
2. A. multicaule, diffusum ; foliis sublanceolato-oblongis 
obtusis, corymbo terminali, floribus subsessilibus 2- 
gynis, caule subtereti. — Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1472, 
A. multicaule. Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p. 77. 
Jn sandy fields and woods : New Jersey to Carolina, 
T2 . July. V. V. Not above a foot high; flowers 
pale yellow 5 petals narrow. 
3, A. erectum, jamosnm ; ramis andpitibus, foliis obloii- 
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foetida. 
cordifolia. 
palmata. 
pumilum. 
Crux Aw* 
drece. 
hyperkoidei. 
