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Stachys, Tourn. Hedge Nettle. 



643. S. palustris, I ,. 



Moist grounds ; common. 



644. 6". aspera, Michx. 



Moist grounds ; frequent. 



PLANTAGINACE^. 



Plantago, Tourn. Plantain. Ribwort. 



645. P. major, L. 



Railroad tracks and streets ; frequent. 



646. P. Rugelii, Decaisne. 



Waste grounds, yards, etc.; very common. 



647. P. lanceolata, L. Ribgrass. English P. 

 Introduced with clover and grass seed ; infrequent. 



648. P. Patagonica, Jacq., var. aristata, Gray. 

 Dry prairies ; infrequent. 



649. P. Virginica, L. 



Sandy soil ; Noels, Muscatine. 



NYCTAGINACEiE. 



Oxybaphus, Vahl. 



650. O. nyctagineus, Sweet. 



Dry soil ; frequent on railroad tracks. 



ILLECEBRACE^. 



Anychia, Michx. Forked Chickweed. 



651. A. dichotoma, Michx. 



Dry wooded hillsides ; common. 



652. A. capillacea, DC. 



Sandy woods, Cedar River region. 



AMARANTACEiE. 

 Amarantus, Tourn. 



653. A. hypochondriacus, L. 



Railroad tracks in Davenport and Muscatine ; also an escape 

 near gardens. 



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