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Ascyrum.
1. Pumilum. (Mich). Plant very small. Leaves small,
oval, obtuse
Radix fibrosus perennis.
footstalks long, reflected. Styles 1 to 2 — Mich —.
Cauli. prostratus, sub lignosus teres alates, alis
marescentibus, ramosissimus
6-10 pollicares —
Plant generally procumbent, branches slightlt two edged —
Folia. opposita brachialim sessilia obovalia, integra,
obtusa, pellucide punctata, appres-
sa? perennantia? conserta, illegible nervo dorsalis in
alam decurrente, vix 1/2 poll. long: 1-2 lin: latitudine.
leaves very small, oblong oval, almost linear — smooth
above punctured
Flores. Solitarii primo terminales videntur dein elongatione
caulis axillares et dichotomales
deveniant beneath, footstalks very long (2 inches
sometimes) leafy — plant very
Pedunculi. semi-pollicares compressi, inferne paulo dilatati
inferne articulati, articulae
brevi, alato et stipulis duobus subulatis, armati —
much branched. The leaves are crowded near the summit of
Calyx. 2 phyllus? foliolis magris ovatis sub acutis, nervoso-
venosis pellucide puncta, fresis-
tentibus, nisi in antheri appressis.
the branches and from amongst them the peduncles shoot
out.
Corolla. 4 petala, petalis calyce paulo longioribus obovalibus
flavis, patentibus deciduis
not described by Walter, not admitted in the Sp: Plant: is a
very dis-
Stamina. filamenta plura, ad basin germinis
coadunata? subulata, corolla paulo breviora.
Antherae sub rotundae, didymae, sulcatae, incumbentes,
flavae per latera dehiscentes.
tinct species.
Pistillum. Germes oblongo ovale [hisperum?]. Stylus unus,
germine paulo brevior
subulatus. Stigma simplex.
grows plentifully in the pine barrens in Chatham County, Georgia
Pericarpium capsula oblongo ovata
flowers in March & April —
Semina.
Habitat in pinetis Georgiae Chatham Co. frequens, florens Mart. April:
26 Mart. 1811.
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2. Multicaule.
Radix. fibrosa, perennis.
Caulis. frutescens, erectus, ramosissimus 2-3 pedalis, teres,
glaber, sub alatus, (alis mar-
cescentibus cortex filamentomus) ramis oppositris
Folia. opposita, sessilia, decussata, parva oblongo
lanceolata, sub obtusa acuta, integerrima
glabra punctata.
Flores. Solitarii, axillaus, terminalesque.
Pedunculi. sub semi pollicares, compressi, alati, glabri, foliis
parvulis 2-4 vel 6 plerumque
vestit
Calyx. 2. interioribus minimis ovato conceo latis, membranaceis
albis. extir
4? di phyllus, persistens, foliolis 2. exterioribus
cordato, ovatis, acutis, integerrimis, glabris
folia duo infra calycem subulata alata
sub amplexicaulia, breviora, bracteam
potius quam partem calycis simulant:
punctatis nervosis. 3. conspicuioribus nisi in
anthere appressis
Corolla. quadripetala, decidua caduca, petalis
oblongis ellipticis, striatis, calyce longioribus
patentibus.
Stamina. filamenta plurima (cir 20) filiformia, corolleam
sub aequantia Antherae
sub rotundae didymae flavae, per latera dehiscentes.
Pistillum. germen superum, glabrum, pyramidale,
bisulcatum in Stylos duos
subulotos, breves erectos attenatum. Stigmata, parva
simplicia.
Pericarpium. Capsula pyramidalis, glabra uni?locularis,
bivaloris.
Semina. plurima, parva, ovallia, glabra, receptaculis duobus, lateribus valva,
larum adnato.
Hab: 4 ubique nisi in udis. floren per ditasum totam.
19. Aug 1811.