XV. The Flowering Plants of Chautauqua 



(Including the more common aquatic plants, but excluding grasses, 

 rushes, etc., and trees and shrubs.) 



CAT-TAIL FAMILY 



1. Common Cat-tail (Typha latifolia} ] fls. June-July; frts. Aug.- 



Sept. The narrow-leaved cat-tail occurs in the region. 



BUR-REED FAMILY 



2. Broad-fruited Bur-reed (Sparganium eurycarpum). 



3. Branching Bur- reed (Sparganium androcladum} . 



POND-WEED FAMILY 



4. Common Floating Pond-weed (Potomogeton natans) ; July-Aug. ; 



several other species occur in the shallow waters of the lake. 



WATER PLANTAIN FAMILY 



5. Water Plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) ; June-Sept.; muddy 



flats along the lake and streams. 



6. Broad-leaved Arrow-head (Sagittaria latifolia} ; July-Sept.; 



several other species occur in the region, in wet places. 



TAPE GRASS FAMILY 



7. Tape Grass or Eel Grass (Vallisnerla spiralis} ; submerged in the 



water. 



GRASS FAMILY 



None of the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, etc., are included in this list, 

 as their identification is exceedingly difficult for the amateur. 



PICKEREL-WEED FAMILY 



8. Pickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata) ; June-Oct.; swampy places 



along the shore, and in the shallow water. 



ARUM FAMILY 



9. Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) ; April-June; moist 



woods. 



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