36 FLORA OF VERMONT 



LORANTHACEAE 



ARCEUTHOBIUM. (RAZOUMOFSKYA) 



A. pusillum, Peck. Dwarf Mistletoe. Occasional as a parasite on spruces 

 and tamarack. Rhodora 2:1. Jan. 1900. 



SANTALACEAE 



COMANDRA 



C. livida, Richardson. Summit of Mt. Mansfield under stunted balsams, 



Pr ingle. 

 C. umbellata, Nutt. Dry thickets ; frequent. 



ARISTOLOCHIACEAE 



ASARUM 

 A. Canadense, L. Wild Ginger. Rich rocky woods ; common. 



POLYGONACEAE. BUCKWHEAT FAMILY 



FAGOPYRUM 



F. esculentum, Moench. (F. Fagopyrum, Karst.) Buckwheat. Persisting 

 from cultivation. 



F. Tataricum, Gaertn. Indian Wheat. Persisting in cultivated fields. 



POLYGONUM 



P. acre, HBK. var. leptostachyum, Meisn. Water Smartweed. Wet mead- 

 ows ; occasional. 

 P. amphibium, L. Margins of ponds and slow streams ; occasional. 

 P. arifolium, L. Low grounds ; frequent. 



P. aviculare, L. Knotgrass. Common in door yards and roadsides. A broad 

 leaved form is P. littorale, Link. 



P. Careyi, Olney. Brattleboro, Frost ; Newfane and Brattleboro, Grout. 



P. cilinode, Michx. Rocky copses ; frequent. 



P. Convolvulus, L. Tilled fields ; common. 



P. Douglassii, Greene. Dry soils ; occasional in Champlain valley. 



P. dumetorum, L. var. scandens, Gray. (P. scandens, L.) Moist thickets; 

 frequent. 



