Comandra LORANTHACEAE— POLYGONACEAE Rumex 



Coastal Plain. Not known from south of the Virginia line. Mid- 

 May, June. 



Parasitic on the roots of other plants. 



LORANTHACEAE (Mistletoe Family) 



Phoradendron Nutt. 

 P. flavescens (Pursh) Nuttall. American Mistletoe. 



Frequent on the Coastal Plain. We have no records from the 

 portion of the Peninsula north of the Fall Line. Fl., mid-Sept., 

 Oct. (Probably). 



Parasitic on trees, chiefly Black Gum and Red Maple. 



ARISTOLOCHIACEAE (Birthwort Family) 



Asarum L. 



A. canadense L. Wild Ginger. 



Common in rich woods of the Piedmont province. Late April, 

 May. 



Var. reflexum (Bicknell) Robinson. 



Rare: "north of Mt. Cuba Station" (NC), Van Pelt, 22 May 

 1904 (A). May. 



Aristolochia L. 

 A. Serpentaria L. Virginia Snakeroot. 



Infrequent in rich woods of the Piedmont, and in sandy pine 

 woods of the Coastal Plain southward to Wicomico County. FL, 

 late May; frt., July. 



POLYGONACEAE (Buckwheat Family) 



Rumex L. Dock. Sorrel. 

 U R. crispus L. Curled Dock. 



Common in cultivated and waste ground, and in beach sand. 

 May, June. Nat. from Europe. _c~~ 



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R. mexicanus Meisn. 



One collection: in waste ground, Marshallton (NC), Otis, 22 

 June 1917 (A). 



U R. verticillatus L. Swamp Dock. 



Frequent in swamps and on beaches of the Coastal Plain. 

 June to early August. j ^, , 



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