Lechea CISTACEAE— VIOLACEAE Viola 



if 



i v^ L. maritima Leggett. Beach Pinweed. 



Frequent in Sussex^and Worcester Counties, on coastal sands. 

 Sept., early Oct:"^" "^ ^vw-^-T . 



Var. virginica Hodgdon. 



Rare: dunes on Savage Neck (No), s. w. of Eastville, Fernald, 

 Long & Fogg, 5377, 11 Oct. 1935. 



L. Leggettii Brit. & HoU. 



Common in dry sandy soil, throughout. Mid-July to early 

 Sept. 



L. racemulosa Mx. 



Frequent in dry sandy soil of the Coastal Plain, from the Fall 

 Line southward to Talbot and Sussex Counties. Aug. to mid-Sept. 



VIOLACEAE (Violet Family) 



Hybanthus Jacq. Green Violet. 



H. concolor (Forster) Spreng. (Cubelium concolor (Forster) Raf.) 

 Infrequent, but locally abundant, on rocky slopes along the 

 Brandy wine and Red Clay Creeks (NC), and the Susquehanna 

 River (Ce), preferring the base of the slope. Early to late May. 



Viola L. Violet. 

 Flowering dates refer to the petaliferous flowers. 



V. pedata L. Bird-foot Violet. 



Infrequent, on rocky banks of the Piedmont province; frequent 

 on dry sandy soil of the Coastal Plain, southward at least to Sussex 

 County. Late April to mid-May. 



Var. lineariloba DC. 



Similar habitats; on Elk Neck (Ce), on the Coastal Plain. 



V. cucuUata Ait. Blue Marsh Violet. 



In wet places; common from the Pennsylvania line southward 

 at least to Sussex and Talbot Counties; one collection from northern 

 Accomac County: swamp e. of W^attsville, R. R. Tatnall, 4450, 28 

 April 1940 (T). Mid- April, May. 



V. affinis LeConte. 



Infrequent along the Susquehanna River; rare on the Coastal 



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