290 THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA 



LATHYRUS L. 

 L. VENOSUS Muhl. 



Shady banks. Mineral : banks of the Potomac near Key- 

 ser. Fayette: near Nuttallburg, a form 10-15 flowered, with 

 winged stem and stipules 3-15 lines long (Nuttall) Greenbrier 

 Co., Kate's Mountain, alt. 3,300 ft. (Small; Eggleston 4357; 

 Heller &2&). 

 L. LATIFOLIUS Linn. 



Established on the University campus at Morgantown, 

 Monongalia Co. (Sheldon 3597, July 1909.) 



FALCATA Gmel. 



F. COMOSA (L.) Kuntze. (Amphicarpa monoica Ell.). 



Rich, damp thickets. Monongalia and Marion : along the 

 Monongahela River. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). 

 Preston: near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 



APIOS Moench. 



A. APIOS (L.) MacM. Ground Nut. (A. tuber osa Moen.). 



Low grounds along streams. Frequent throughout the 

 State. Fayette: near Nuttallburg, not common (Nuttall). 



GALACTIA P. Br. 



G. REGULARIS (L.) B. S. P. 



Fayette : near Quinnimont on bottom lands of New River 

 (Pollard & Max on 29). 



PHASEOLUS L. 



P. POLYSTACHYUS (L.) B. S. P. Wild Kidney Bean. (P. peren- 

 nis Walt.). 



Copses. Wood : near Kanawha Station. Monongalia : 

 near Morgantown. Mason : near Point Pleasant. 



STROPHOSTYLES Ell. 



S. HELVOLA (L.) Britton. (Phaseolus helvolus L.). 



Sandy river banks. Mason : banks of the Ohio near Point 



Pleasant. Fayette : near Nuttallburg, with the inner surface 



of the petals pink (Nuttall) ; Ouinnimont (Pollard & Maxon 



32). 



G E R I A N I A C AE. 



GERANIUM L. 

 G. MACULATUM L. Wild Geranium. 



Open woods and clearings, frequent throughout the State. 

 A small form with leaves round in outline and from 1-2 in. 

 in diameter at Bluefield, Mercer county. 



