Lachnanthes HAEMODORAC— AMARYLLIDAC. Leucojum 

 HAEMODORACEAE (Bloodwort Family) 



Lachnanthes Ell. 



L. tinctoria (Walt.) Ell. Red-root. 



Frequent in bogs and sandy swamps, Kent (Del.) and Sussex 

 Counties. July, early August. 



Lophiola Ker. 



L. americana (Pursh) Coville. (L. aurea Ker.) 



Very rare: 'Tine-barren bogs between Gumboro and Laurel" (S), 

 Commons, 5 Aug. 1874 (A). The only known collection. 

 A southern species, here near the northern limit of its range. 



DIOSCOREACEAE (Yam Family) 



Dioscorea L. Yam. 

 D. villosa L. Wild Yam. 



Frequent in thickets; Piedmont, and Coastal Plain southward 

 at least to Talbot County. June. 



Not to be confused with the Sweet Potato, a variety of which is 

 sometimes called "yam." 



[D. quateraata (Walt.) Gmel. var. glauca (Muhl.) Fern. (Z). 

 glauca Muhl. See Rhodora: 39, 399. 1937.) 

 This species is to be expected in our area, but appears not to 

 have been collected here.] 



AMARYLLIDACEAE (Amaryllis Family) 



Hypozis L. 



H. hirsuta (L.) Coville. ( H. erecta L.) Star Grass. 



Common throughout, in open woods and on dry roadsides. 

 Mid-May to mid-July. 



Leucojum L. 



L. aestivum L. Snowflake. 



An escape from cultivation; established along St. Jones Creek, 

 in Dover (K), {H. H. Hanson, H. R. Baker, J. M. Fogg, Jr.); also 

 along Christiana Creek, at Christiana (NC), (R. Earle Dickey). 

 Early spring. Introd. from Europe. 



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