Amphicarpa LEGUMINOSAE— LINACEAE Linum 



Common in rich woods of the Piedmont; rarely or seldom col- 

 lected on the Coastal Plain: two stations near Easton (Ta), Earle, 

 3088 and 3121, both in 1940 (P); one station in Wicomico County: 

 3 mi. n. e. of Whitehaven, A. V. Smith & R. R. Tatnall, 3985, 8 

 Sept. 1938 (T). Aug., early Sept. 



Var. comosa (L.) Fern, {A. Pitcheri T, & G. See Rhodora 39, 

 318. 1937.) 



Infrequent in the Piedmont of New Castle County; rare on 

 the Coastal Plain: 1}/^ mi. s. of Bohemia Mills (Ce), R. R. 

 Tatnall, 2093, 30 Sept, 1933, and 2813, 15 Sept. 1935 (T, P, A, 

 G); 2 mi. s. s. e. of Longwoods (Ta), Earle, 3491, 1 Sept. 1941 

 (P). Mid-July to mid-Sept. 



Galactia P. Br. Milk Pea. 



^ G. regularis (L.) BSP. (G. glabella Mx.) 



Frequent in dry, sandy pinelands, Sussex, Wicomico and 

 Worcester Counties ; one doubtful collection in New Castle County : 

 "Brandywine," /. C. Martindale in 1867. July, mid-Aug. 



G. volubilis (L.) Britton. 



Rare in the Piedmont of New Castle County: dry, wooded 

 hillsides along Brandywine Creek, Commons in 1874 (A) ; infrequent 

 in dry sand of the Coastal Plain: Salisbury (Wi), Canby, 21 July 

 1893 (D); Georgetown (S), C. S. Williamson, 5 July 1908 (A). 



Pueraria DC. 



P. Thunbergiana (S. & Z.) Benth. Kudzu Vine. 



Escaping from cultivation, and running and climbing over wide 

 areas: Bancroft's Banks, Wilmington; Rehoboth (S), etc. 



Rhynchosia Lour. 

 R. tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. (R. erecta (Walt.) DC. See 

 Rhodora 44, 421-425, 1942.) 

 Infrequent in dry, sandy woods. Coastal Plain, from Eastville 

 (No) to Kent (Del.) and Caroline Counties. Aug. 



LINACEAE (Flax Family) 



Linum L. Flax. 



L. usitatissimum L. Common Flax. 



Cultivated, and sometimes escaping to roadsides. Introd. from 

 Europe. 



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