Flora of Vermont 209 



PODOSTEMACEAE. RIVER WEED FAMILY 



PODOSTEMUM. River Weed. 



P. ceratophylliim Michx. River Weed, Thread-foot. "Brattleboro," 

 (Frost); West River, Jamaica, (Dobbin). 



CRASSULACEAE. ORPINE FAMILY 



PENTHORUM. Ditch StonecroD 

 P. sedoides L. Ditclies and swamps of the lower altitudes; freciucnt. 



SEDUM. Stonecrop. Orpine 



S. acre* L. Mossy Stonecrop. On rocks; occasional. 



S. triphylliim* (Haw.) S. F. Gray. (S. purpureum Tausch). Rhod. 



11: 46. Garden Orpine, Live-for-ever. Fields and roadsides; 



common. 

 S. roseiim (L.) Scop. (Rhodiola rosea L.) Mt. Horrid, Rochester, 



(Dutton). 

 S. telepliioides Mich.x. Roadside escape, Colchester, (Mrs. N. F. 



Flynn). 



SAXIFRAGACEAE. SAXIFRAGE FAMILY 



CHRYSOSPLENIUM. Golden Saxifrage 

 C. americaimiii Schwein. Wet shady places; common. 



MITELLA. Miterwort. Bishop's Cap 



M. diplijlla L. Rich woods; common. 



M. Hilda L. Deep moist woods, in moss; frequent. 



PARNASSIA. Grass of Parnassus 



P. caroliniana Michx. Wet banks and meadows; common in Benning- 

 ton County; locally abundant in Hartland, (Underwood) ; occasional 

 elsewhere. 



RIBES. Currant. Gooseberry 



R. ainericaiuiiii Mill. (R. floridum L'Her.). Rhod. 11: 46. Wild Black 



Currant. Moist rich woods; frequent. 

 R. Cynosbati L. (Grossularia Cynosbati [L.] Mill.). Prickly Goose- 

 berry, Dogberry. Rocky woods; common. 

 R. lacustre (Pers.) Poir. Swamp Black Currant. Cold swamps and 



mountain woods; frequent. 

 R. oxyacanthoides L. (Grossularia oxyacanthoides [L.] Mill.). Smooth 



Gooseberry. Cold swamps; frequent. 

 R. prostratiim L'Her. (R. glandulosum Grau.). Skunk Currant. Cold 



banks and mountain woods; frequent. 

 R. triste Pall. Swamp Red Currant. Cold swamps, mostly in the 



mountains. Var. albiiiervmin (Michx.) Fernald. Swamps; more 



common than type. 



