Polygonatum LILIACEAE Aletris 



Frequent in woodlands of the Piedmont; infrequent southward 

 to Talbot County (Earle). May, June. 



P. biflorum (Walt.) Ell. (P. commutatum of Gray's Man., ed. 7.) 

 Common in woodlands, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain southward 

 to Worcester County. May, early June. 



P. canaliculatum (Muhl.) Pursh. See Fernald: Rhodora 46, 9-12. 

 1944. 

 Rare, in the Piedmont: "Newark & Pomeroy Railroad," E. 

 Tatnall, 2 June 1896 (D); woods below Rowlandsville (Ce), Long & 

 Bartram, 1208, 31 May 1913 (A); Conowingo (Ce), H mi. s. e. of 

 the village, Fogg, 15 May 1927 (P). 



Medeola L. 



M. virginiana L. Indian Cucumber Root. 



Rich woods; common in the northern portion; infrequent 

 southward. Mid-May to mid- June. 



Trillium L. Wake Robin. 



T. erectum L. Ill-scented Wake Robin. 



Woods, New Castle County; rare, and not recently reported: 

 "T. Armstrong's," Commons, May 1863 (A). 



T. Gleasoni Fern. 



Very rare: Mt. Cuba (NC), C. S. Williamson, without date (A). 



T. grandiflorum (Mx.) Salisb. Large-flowered White Trillium. 



There are two colonies in Cecil County, in each of which this 

 plant is very abundant: woods on Middle Neck, bordering Great 

 Bohemia Creek; woods n. e. of Cecilton. Late April to mid-May. 



T. cernuum L. Nodding Wake Robin. 



Moist woods of New Castle County, especially at Mt. Cuba, 

 where found by many collectors since 1891. May. 



Aletris L. 

 A. farinosa L. Colic Root. 



Frequent in dry, sandy fields, meadows and open woods. Pied- 

 mont, and southward on the Coastal Plain to Worcester County; 

 sometimes occurring in salt meadows. Mid-June to mid-July. 



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