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Identifier: floraamericaesep12purs (find matches)
Title: Flora Americae Septentrionalis : or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America. Containing, besides what have been described by preceding authors, many new and rare species, collected during twelve years travels and residence in that country
Year: 1816 (1810s)
Authors: Pursh, Frederick, 1774-1820
Subjects: Plants -- North America
Publisher: London : Printed for James Black and son
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
Digitizing Sponsor: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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ry sandy tields and woods: New Jersey to Carolina.11. June, July, v.v. Leaves very narrow, and dou-ble the length of the scape. 3. H. pilosa ; scapo unifloro, foliis filiformibus canaliculatis. —Smith spicil. t. \Q. On pine-barrens of South Carolina. %. May—July. v. v. H. sessdis Willd. sp. pi. 2. p. 110. figured by Dillenius/. 220. is only an accidental variety of H. erecta, as Ifrequently have found this species at an early part ofthe season to flower very near to the ground. 292. CONOSTYLIS. Brown fi. nov. holland. I. p. 300. I.e. coroUis intus lanatis, scapis corymboso-paniculatis,foliis gramineo-ensiformibus glaucis, filamentis aequa-libus.Argolasia aurea. PursJi catal. In boggy soil, on the pine-barrens of New Jersey andCarolina. l/.July. v.v. Flowers golden-yellow.Radix fibrosa, repens. Folia radicalia, scapo breviora,irideo-equitantia, angusto-ensiformia, acuta, glabra,laevigata, glaacescentia. Scapus erectus, teres, la-nato-tomentosus, folio uno alterove brevi instructus.
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MEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. ConOStyllS. 22S Corymbus dense multiflorus, lanato-tomentosns. Floresextus albo-lanati, intus flavi. Pediceili longitudineflorum. Corolla 6-fida : laciniis oblongis acutis, 3.interioribus vix angustioribus, superne glabris fusco-luteis, inferne densissime lanatis : pilis plumosis au-reis. Filamenta Q. filiformia, glabra, corollse vix bre-Viora. Jnthert£ ovatae, erects;, anrantiacae. Germensuperum, siibrotundum, glabrum. 5/2//«.? subalatus,3-partibilis, longitudine filamentorum. Stigma sim-plex.This singular and beautiful perennial I discoveredabout the year )8©5, and considered it as a species ofArgolasia of Jussiea or Lanaria of Aiton, until Ihad tiie opportunity of seeing Mr. Etowns Prodro-mus, in -whicli the genus Conustylis is the nearest ofany genus I know, though it even diflers from thatgenus inaterially by the germ being almost entirelysuperior, and not half inferior. 293. ALETRIS. Gen. pi. 57g. Mich.Jl. amer. 1. p. I89. 1. A. floribus pedicellatis oblo
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