Cichorium COMPOSITAE Tragopogon 



Cichorium L. Chicory, 

 yC. Intybus L. 



Common weed of fields and roadsides, from the Pennsylvania 

 boundary to Talbot and Sussex Counties. July to Oct. 



Kjigia Schreb. Dwarf Dandelion. 



\^ ' K. virginica (L.) Willd. 



In dry soil; infrequent in the Piedmont of New Castle County; 

 common in pine woods and open, sandy soil, throughout the Coastal 

 Plain. May, June. .f U CCfV 



K. biflora (Walt.) Blake. {Cynthia virginica (L.) D. Don. See 

 Blake: Rhodora 17, 137. 1915.) 

 Rare, in moist ground, New Castle County: "New Castle 

 County," E. Tatnall, 1843 (T); moist meadows near Newark, 

 Commons, 21 May 1890 (A) ; Townsend, E. Tatnall, June 1890 (D). 

 Mid-May, mid-June. 



Hjrpochaeris L. Cat's-ear. 

 H. radicata L. 



Infrequent, in lawns and fields, usually in sandy soil, from the 

 Fall Line to southern Accomac County. Late May, June. Nat. 

 from Europe. 



Leontodon L. Hawkbit. 



L. autumnalis L. Fall Dandelion. 



One known collection: waste ground in Wilmington, Canhy, 

 Aug. 1891 (D). Nat. from Europe. 



Picris L. 

 P. hieracioides L. 



One collection: Ocean City (Wo). J. J. Carter, 13 Aug. 1909 (A). 

 Adv. from Europe. 



Tragopogon L. Goat's Beard. 



T. porrifolius L. Salsify. Oyster Plant. 



An infrequent escape from cultivation in New Castle County; 

 also, ? near Lewes (S), Nuttall, June 1809 (A); roadside 2 mi. s. of 

 Princess Anne (So), R. R. Tatnall, 11 50- A, 31 May 1931 (T). 

 Introd. from Europe. 



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