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AMARANTHUS L. 



A. albus L. Tumbleweed 



Occasional; waste places and disturbed areas. Harris 

 12526 [NEBC] . 



PHYTOLACCACEAE (Pokeweed Family) 



PHYTOLACCA L. 



P. americana L. Pokeweed 



Occasional; clearings in thicket north of dike 

 surrounding North Pool. MJM 50 3. 



AIZOACEAE (Carpetweed Family) 



MULLUGO L. 



M. verticillata L. Carpetweed 



Frequent; disturbed areas, usually adjacent to paths and 

 parking areas. MJM 611, 688. 



CARYOPHYLLACEAE (Pink Family) 



ARENARIA L, 



A. lateriflora L. Grave Sandwort 



Abundant; growing under shrub thickets and in sunken 

 forests. MJM 302, 421, 566. 



A. serpyllifolia L. Thyme-leaved Sandwort 



Occasional; disturbed areas on Stage Island. MJM 1206 . 



A. peploides L. Seabeach-Sandwort 



Rare; last collected in 1915. Mackintosh ^.n. , 17 June 

 1915 [NEBC]. Bigelow (1824, p. 181) specifically 

 mentions the occurrence of this plant on Plum Island, 

 stating it "...forms large crowded tufts resembling 



