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OXYBAPHUS L'Her. 



Oxybaphus nyctagineus (^^lichx.) Sweet (like Nyctaginia, a 



genus of this family). 

 AUionia nyctaginea Michx. 

 Umbrellawort. 



Rare. Granby, in fields (I. Holcomb). June — Aug. In- 

 troduced from the West. 



Oxybaphus hirsutus (Pursh) Sweet (hairy). 

 AUionia hirsuta Pursh. 

 Umbrellawort. 



Rare. Southington, field in dry gravelly soil (Andrews). 

 July — Aug. Introduced from the West. 



Oxybaphus linearis (Pursh) Robinson (very narrow). 

 Oxybaphus angustifolius Sweet. 

 AUionia linearis Pursh. 

 Umbrellawort. 



Rare. North Haven, in sandy waste ground (A. W. 

 Evans). June — Aug. Introduced from the West. 



ILLECEBRACEAE. KNOTWORT FAMILY. 



SCLERANTHUS L. Knawel. 



Scleranthus annuus L. (annual). 



Knotweed. German Knot Grass. Gravel Chickweed. 



Frequent. Dry, sandy or sterile fields and roadsides. May 

 — Nov. Naturalized from Europe. 



ANYCHIA ^lichx. Forked Chickweed. 



Anychia polygonoides Raf. (like Polygonum, the Knotweed). 

 Anychia dichotoma of American authors, not Alichx. 



Rare. Norwalk, railroad track at Wilson's Point (C. K. 

 Averill). June — Sept. Fugitive from the West. 



Anychia canadensis (L.) BSP. 



Anychia dichotoma Michx., but not of late American authors. 

 Anychia capillacea DC. 

 Forked Chickweed. 



Occasional or frequent. Dry, often rocky woods. June — 

 Sept. 



