Liquid am bar 



Hamamelidaceae 



523 



specimen that has a few stalked glands which do not properly belong 

 to this species. 



Newf. to Man., southw. to Pa., W. Va., and S. Dak. 



123. HAMAMELIDACEAE Lindl. Witch-hazel Family 

 3309. HAMAMELIS L. 



1. Hamamelis virginiana L. (Hamamelis virginiana var. angustifolia 

 Nieuwl. and Hamamelis virginiana var. orbiculata Nieuwl. in Amer. Mid- 

 land Nat. 3: 63-64. 1913.) Common American Witch-hazel. Map 1084. 

 Infrequent to locally common in the counties shown on the map. In some 

 of the central and southwestern counties it is either very rare or absent. 

 It generally grows in sandy soil in black and white oak woods and on the 

 banks of streams. It prefers the shade of the forest or banks. 



The branches of this shrub are the source of commercial witch-hazel 

 but the shrub has never been commercialized in Indiana. 



N. S., Ont. to Minn., southw. to Fla. and Tex. 



123A. ALTINGIACEAE Hayne. Altingia Family 

 3298. LIQUIDAMBAR L. 

 1. Liquidambar Styraciflua L. Sweet Gum. (Sweetgum of Standard- 

 ized Plant Names.) Map 1083. Restricted to low woods in the southern 

 half of the state. Where it is found, it is usually a frequent to common 

 tree and associated with American beech, pin oak, American elm, river 

 birch, and red maple. Also known as red gum by foresters and in com- 

 merce. 



Conn., s. Ohio, to Mo., southw. to Fla., Tex., and in the mts. to Guatemala. 



124. PLATANACEAE Lindl. Planetree Family 

 3314. PLATANUS [Tourn.] L. 

 1. Platanus occidentalis L. (Platanus occidentalis f. attenuata Sarg.) 

 American Planetree. Map 1085. In Indiana it is generally known as 



