WHITE OR WHITISH FLOWERS 67 



17. Leaves whorled, flowers in cluster, plant 2 ft. or over. 



STARRY CAMPION (Silene stellatd). Pink family. 



Ht. 2 ft. or over; flowers in large open cluster 

 (panicle); corolla } in. wide, petals (5) fringed; 

 leaves in whorls of 4, egg-lance-shape, long, pointed. 

 Woods. Early summer-autumn. 



See also SPURGE (upper leaves whorled or opposite) in 61. 



18. Leaves whorled, flowers in clusters, plant under 2 ft. 



PIPSISSEWA (Chimaphila umbellata). Heath family. 

 Ht. less than a foot; flowers in terminal cluster; 

 5 petals; leaves evergreen, somewhat lance- 

 shaped, in several whorls. Dry woods. Early 

 summer. 



SPOTTED PIPSISSEWA (Chimaphila maculata). Heath 



family. 



Similar to above but upper surface of leaves varie- 

 gated with white. 



19. Leaves whorled, flowers in spike. 



CULVER'S-ROOT (Veronica Virginicd). Figwort family. 

 Ht. few ft.; upright; flowers small in spikes, 

 spikes mostly clustered at top; leaves lance- 

 shaped, with fine teeth. Wet places. All summer. 



III. LEAVES NOT OPPOSITE OR WHORLED. 

 20. Leaves from root only, or under water, water plant. 



WATER ARUM (Calla palustris). Arum family. 



Ht. under i ft.; flowers small, green, on spadix 

 about i in. long with large white spathe; leaves 

 broadly heart-shaped, long-stalked. Bogs. Spring, 

 early summer. 



