Aralia ARALIACEAE— UMBELLIFERAE Sanicula 



A. nudicaulis L. Wild Sarsaparilla 



Common on rocky hills of the Piedmont; infrequent in sandy 

 soil of the Coastal Plain: woods, Middle Neck (Ce), R. R. Tatnall, 

 5 May 1929 (T); low ground 1 mi. s. of Choptank Mills (K), R. R. 

 Tatnall, 4833, 9 May 1941 (T). May. 



Panax L. Ginseng. 



P. quinquefolium L, Ginseng. 



Infrequent in rich woodlands of the Brandywine and Red Clay 

 Creek valleys (NC); one collection along the Sassafras River near 

 Fredericktown (Ce), Mrs. L. R. Holmes, 6 Aug. 1938, (P). July. 



P. trifolium L. Dwarf Ginseng. 



Frequent in rocky woods of the Piedmont, and occasional along 

 or just south of the Fall Line. Late April to mid-May. 



UMBELLIFERAE (Parsley Family) 

 Eryngium L. Eryngo. 

 E. aquaticum L. (E. virginianum Lam.) Button Snakeroot. 



Frequent; ditches, river shores, beaches, dune hollows and 

 swamps of the Coastal Plain, in fresh or brackish habitats. Mid- 

 July, Aug. 



Sanicula L. Sanicle. 

 S. marilandica L. 



Rare, in woodlands: near Wilmington, Canby, 23 June 1896, 

 (D); near Centreville (NC), Commons, in 1878 and 1898 (A); 

 Choptank Mills (K), Witmer Stone, 29 May 1904 (A). Late May 

 to mid-June. 



S. gregaria Bicknell. 



Frequent in rich woods of the Piedmont province; infrequent 

 on the Coastal Plain as far south as Talbot County, (Earle). Mid- 

 May, early June. 



S. canadensis L. 



Frequent on rich, wooded slopes of the Piedmont; infrequent 

 southward on the Coastal Plain to Cape Charles. Mid-May, mid- 

 June. 



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