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36 FLOKA OF VERMONT 



LORANTHACEAE 



ARCEUTHOBIUM. ( RAZOUMOFSKYA ) 



A. pusillum, Peck. Dwarf Mistletoe. Occasional as a parasite on spruces 

 and tamarack. Rhodora 2:1. Jan. 1900. 



SANTALACEAE 



COMANDRA 



C. livida, Richardson. Summit of Mt. Mansfield under stunted balsams, 

 Priugle. 



C. umbellata, Nutt. Dry thickets ; frequent. 



ARISTOLOCHIACEAE 



ASARUM 

 A. Canadense, L. Wild Ginger. Rich rocky woods ; common. 



POLYGONACEAE. BUCKWHEAT FAMILY 



FAGOPYRTM 



F. EscuLENTUM, Moencli. (F. Fagopyrum, Karst. ) Buckwheat. Persisting 

 from cultivation. 



F. Tatahicum, Gaertn. Indian Wheat. Persisting in cultivated fields. 



POLYGONUM 



P. acre, HBK. var. leptostachyum, Meisn. Water Smartweed. Wet mead- 

 ows ; occasional. 



P. amphibium, L. Margins of ponds and slow streams ; occasional. 



P. arifolium, L. Low grounds ; frequent. 



P. aviculare, L. Knotgrass. Common in door yards and roadsides. A broad 

 leaved form is P. littorale, Link. 



P. Careyi, Olney. Brattleboro, Frost ; Newfane and Brattleboro, Grout. 



P. cilinode, Michx. Rocky copses ; frequent. 



P. Convolvulus, L. Tilled fields ; common. 



P. Douglassii, Greene. Dry soils ; occasional in Champlain valley. 



p. dumetorum, L. var. scandens, Gray. (P. scandens, L. ) Moist thickets; 

 frequent. 



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