Arenaria CARYOPHYLLACEAE Stellaria 



Arenaria L. Sandwort. 

 A. peploides L. var. robusta Fernald. 



Rare, on beaches of the Atlantic Ocean: 1 mi. s. of Bethany 

 Beach (S), Fogg, 11267, 28 Aug. 1936 (P), and later collectors; 2^ 

 mi.' s. of Fen wick Island (Wo), (A. V. Smith), R. R. Tatnall, 4652, 

 4 Aug. 1940 (T, P, A). Early May, June. 



A. serpyllifolia L. Thyme-leaved Sandwort. 



Common; sandy fields and dry banks. Piedmont and Coastal 

 Plain. May, June. Nat. from Europe. 



A. stricta Mx. 



Rare, on serpentine soil. New Castle County: near Centreville, 

 Commons, in 1872 and 1874 (A, D). 



A. caroliniana Walt. 



Known from a single collection: near Little Hill Church (S), 

 }/2 mi. n. e. of Pepperbox, in dry pine barrens, Commons, 5 Aug. 

 1874 (A). June, July. 



Stellaria L. Chiokweed. 

 S. uliginosa Murray. 



Rare, in spring water. Piedmont province: springheads near 

 Centreville (NC), Commons in 1868 and later (A); Mt. Cuba (NC), 

 Commons in 1875 (A); Bald Friar (Ce), J. J. Carter, 3 June 1905 

 (A); brook near Point Lookout (NC), 3^ mi. n. e. of Centreville, 

 R. R. Tatnall, 14 June 1926 (T). Mid-May to mid-July. 



S. longifolia Muhl. 



Infrequent, in wet ground, Piedmont province. Mid-May, 

 June. 



S. graminea L. 



Infrequent in moist grassy places on the Coastal Plain; occa- 

 sional in streets of Wilmington. Late May, June. Introd. from 

 Europe. 



S. pubera Mx. Great Chickweed. 



Infrequent in rich woodlands, banks of the Susquehanna River: 

 }/2 mi. n. w. of Octoraro Station (Ce), L. F. A. Tanger, 3024, 27 

 April 1939 (A); 1}4 mi. w. of Rowlandsville (Ce), Long, 56349 (A), 

 and R. R. Tatnall, 4822, 30 April 1941 (T, G). April, May. 



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