Liriodendron MAGNOLIAC— BERBERIDAC. Berberis 



Liriodendron L. 

 L. Tulipifera L. Tulip Tree. 



Common in rich soil of the northern half of our area. A single 

 tree reported from Accomac County: 1 mi. n. e. of Silva, A. V. 

 Smith in 1943. Late May, early June. 



ANONACEAE (Custard Apple Family) 



Asimina Adans. 



A. triloba Dunal. Papaw. 



Along streams, in rich, usually wooded, soil; common in the 

 Piedmont area; frequent southward to the Virginia line, chiefly 

 inland. Late April, May. 



MENISPERMACEAE (Moonseed Family) 



Menispermum L. 



M. canadense L. Moonseed. 



Frequent in shaded ground along streams, and on rocky hill- 

 sides. Piedmont and Coastal Plain. June. 



BERBERIDACEAE (Barberry Family) 



Podophyllum L. 



P. peltatum L. May Apple. 



Common in woods of the Piedmont; infrequent southward to 

 Sussex and Talbot Counties; rare farther south: thicket ^^ mi. w. 

 of Greenbackville (Wo), A. V. Smith & R. R. Tatnall, 4433, 27 

 April 1940 (T); thicket 1}4 mi. e. of Wattsville (Ac), R. R. Tatnall, 

 4436, 28 April 1940 (T). May. 



Caulophyllum Mx, 



C. thalictroides (L.) Mx. Blue Cohosh. 



Common in rocky woods of the Piedmont province. May. 



Berberis L. Barberry. 



B. Thunbergii DC. 



Cultivated, and occasionally spontaneous in northern New 

 Castle County. Introd. from Japan. 



B. vulgaris L. 



Occasionally spontaneous: Richardson's Mill, 1 mi. w. of Wil- 



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