PLANTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA 429 



Polystichum hraunii (Soenner) Fee. Common in woods, 'be- 

 ginning a short distance from the sea. 



Polystichum loncldtes (L.) Roth. Collected on the mountain 

 side near Juneau at about 2000 feet. 



Dryopteris spimilosa (L.) Kuntze. Collected alone^ Ta,ku river. 



Dryopteris dilatata campyloptera Kuntze. A common wood- 

 land fern. 



Filix fragilis (L.) Underw. Moderately frequent from sea 

 level to considerable elevations. 



EQUISETACE^. 



Equisetum arvense L. Common Horsetail. Common in wet 

 sandy soil. 



Equisetum fluviatile L. Common along the margin of lakes 

 and ponds. 



Equisetum laevigatum A. Br. Collected in a small pond be- 

 low the glacier at Mendenhall. 



LYCOPODIACE^. 



Lycopodium. alpinmn L. Fairly common at high elevations 

 and along Taku river. 



Lycopadiwm annotinum L. Common on the marshes, the stems 

 creeping through the moss. The writer pulled one out of the 

 marsh near Sitka that measured 102 inches in length with a 

 lateral branch 42 inches long. 



Lycopodium clavatum. L. Collected on marshes albout twenty 

 miles south of SitKa and about fifteen miles north of Juneau. 



Lycopodium complanatum L. This species is quite common 

 along Taku river. 



Lycopodium poraphilum. Lloyd & Underwood. Quite common 

 in the forests, especially on wet rocks. 



PINACE^. 



Juniperiis nanus Willd. Dwarf Juniper. A low spreading 

 shrub occurring- in swampy places, occasional around Sitka and 

 common further south. 



Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (Lamb) Spach. Alaska or Yel- 

 low Cedar. Common around Sitka and many other parts of 

 southeastern Alaska. Ranges from sea level tO' about 2000 feet 

 elevation and attains a diameter of two feet or more. Wood 

 very valuable. 



Pinus contorta Dougi. Lodgepole Pine. This species occurs 

 mostly in and around the marshes where it is often only a 



