20 FLORA OF MICHIGAN. 



Salix humilis, Marsh. Low, or Prairie Willow. 

 Solidago nemoralis, Ait. Golden-rod. 

 Vaccinium Canadense. Kalm. Low Blueberry. 

 Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum, Lam. Dwarf Blueberry. 

 Vaccinium vacillans, Solander. Low Blueberry. 



b. THOSE LESS FREQUENT, 



Agrostis scabra, Willd. Hair-Grass. 



Antennaria plantaginifolia, Hook, Plantain-leaved Everlasting. 



Apocynum androscemifolium, L. Dogbane. 



Aralia hispida, Vent. Bristly Sarsaparilla. 



Campanula rotundifolia, L. Bluebell. Harebell. 



Ceanothus Americana, L. New Jersey Tea. 



Comandra umbellata, Nutt. Bastard Toad-flax. 



Cnicus pumilus, Torr. Low Thistle. 



Convolvulus spithamceus, L. Low Bindweed. 



Diervilla trifida, Moench. Bush Honeysuckle. 



Erigeron strigosus, Muhl. Daisy Fleabane. 



Festuca ovina, L. Sheep's Fescue. 



Fragaria Virginiana, Mill., var. Illinoiensis, Gray Strawberry. 



Gaylussacia resinosa, Torr. & Gray. Black Huckleberry. 



Gnaphal'ium decurrens, Ives. Everlasting. 



HeHanthemum Canadense, Michx. Frost-weed. 



Helianthus divaricatus, L. Wild Sunflower. 



Helianthus occidentalis, Walt. Wild Sunflower. 



Hieracium venosum, L. Rattlesnake- weed. 



Houstonia purpurea, L., var. longifolia, Gray. Houstonia. 



Kceleria cristata, Pers. Koeleria. 



Krigia amplexicaulis, Nutt. Dwarf Dandelion. 



Liatris cylindracea, Michx. Blazing Star. 



Lycopodium complanatum. L. Ground-Pine. 



Lithospermum hirtum, Lehm. Hairy Puccoon. 



Maianthemum Canadense, Desf. 



Melampy'rum Americanum, Michx. Cow-Wheat. 



Monarda fistulosa,~L. Wild Bergamot. 



(Enothera biennis, L. Evening Primrose. 



Panicum depauperatum, Muhl. Panic-Grass. 



Panicum dichotomum, L. Panic-Grass. 



Pinus resinosa, Ait. Norway, or Red Pine. 



Pinus Strobus, L. White Pine. 



Polygala polygama, Walt. Pink Polygala. 



Populus grandidentata, Michx. Large-toothed Aspen. 



Potentilla Canadensis, L. Five-Finger. Cinque-foil. 



Potentilla tridentata, Ait. Three- toothed Cinque-foil. 



Quercus alba, L. White Oak. 



Rubus Canadensis, L. Dewberry. 



Rubus hispidus, L. Dewberry. 



Rudbeckia hirta, L. Cone-flower. 



Solidago juncea, Ait. Golden Rod, 



Viola canina, L., var. puberula, Wats. Violet. 



Viola pedata, L. Bird-foot Violet. 



The above list consists of representatives of twenty-seven families, of 

 fifty -four genera, and of seventy species. 



The families of plants best represented on the plains are the Rosacece 

 by nine species, Composites by fifteen species, Ericacece by seven 

 species, and Graminece by nine species. 



The following large and prominent families of the State are not repre- 

 sented in the list given above: Ranunculacew. Cruciferce, Caryophylla- 

 cece, Saxifragacece, Umbelliferce, Orchidacece. 



Most remarkable of all is the absence of any Leguminosce, though the 

 family contains 6,500 species and is second in size only to the Compositae. 

 The Leguminosce is represented in the State by 47 native species and 

 varieties. 



