coast to Florida. S. canadensis may 

 also occur. S. diandra is reported 

 only from shores of Buzzards Bay, 

 Mass. Zone VI. 



Salsola kali L., Saltwort 



Fig. 29. Southern Labrador to 

 Georgia. Variety caroliniana 

 (Walt.) Nutt. also occurs Massa- 

 chusetts to Florida. Zone VI. 



Ly thrum, salicaria L., Spiked 

 Loosestrife 

 Fig. 47. Newfoundland to Virginia. 

 Zone VI. 



Phragmites communis Trin., Reed 

 Grass 

 Fig. 96. Eurasia and with its va- 

 rieties nearly cosmopolitan. Zone 

 VI. 



c. Transition to the brackish pond: 



Pluchea purptirascens (Sw.) D. C. 

 var. succulenta Fern., Salt 

 Marsh Fleabane. 

 Fig. 39. Southern Maine to Flori- 

 da. P. camphorata from Delaware 

 south to Texas. 



Cyperus odoratus L., Fragrant 

 Sedge 

 Massachusetts to tropical America. 

 Zone VI. 



Cyperus rivularis Kunth., Sedge 

 Maine to Georgia. Zone VI. 



Eleocharis spp.. Sedge 



Fig. 104. Mature seeds must be 

 available to identify the species. 

 It is suggested that references be 

 consulted for complete identifica- 

 tion. Zone VI. 



Eleocharis parvula (R. & S.) Link. 

 Fig. 105. Newfoundland to Louisi- 

 ana. Zone VI. 



Ptilimnium capillaceum (Michx.) 

 Raf., Mock Bishop's Weed. 

 Fig. 67. Southern New England to 

 Florida and Texas. Zone VI. 



Solidago tenui folia Pursh., Golden- 

 rod 

 Fig. 88. Nova Scotia south to Vir- 

 ginia. S. graminifolia (L.) Salisb. 

 also found growing here. Quebec 

 south to North Carolina. Zone VI. 



7. Acid bogs in dune hollows (found at Chap- 

 paquoit Beach, Provincetown, and Monomoy 

 Island). Plants in the Gray Museum, Ma- 

 rine Biological Laboratory, are in the collec- 

 tion from Monomoy Island. 



a. Dominant plants: 



Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait., 

 Cranberry 

 Newfoundland to North Carolina. 

 The small cranberry, V. oxycoccus, 

 may also occur. 



Sphagnum palustre L., Sphagnum 

 or Peat Moss 

 Circumpolar, south into New Jer- 

 sey. Other species of Sphagnum 

 may be present. 



Lycopodium inundatum L., Bog 

 Club-Moss 

 Typical form and its varieties ex- 

 tend from Newfoundland to Florida 

 and Texas. 



Drosera rotundifolia L., Round- 

 Leaved Sundew 

 Labrador to Florida. D. intermedia 

 Hayne, the intermediate leaved spe- 

 cies may also occur. 



b. Less common plants: 



Viola lanceolata L., Lance-Leaved 

 Violet 

 New Brunswick to Florida. 

 Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker., 

 Pogonia Orchid 

 Newfoundland to Florida and 

 Texas. 

 Calopogon pulchellus (Sal.) R. Br., 

 Grass Pink 

 Newfoundland to Florida and 

 Texas. 

 Spiraea tomentosa L., Hardback, 

 Steeplebush 

 Fig. 25. Prince Edward Island to 

 North Carolina. S. alba and S. kit- 

 ifolia may also occur. See dune 

 forests. Usually on the edge of the 

 bog. 

 Polytrichum commune L., Hairy 



Cap Moss 

 Cosmopolitan. Edge of the bog. 



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