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Polygala mariana Mill. Maryland Milkwort. 



Throughout the state; in open forests and dry situations; common. 

 Cecil County, Elkton (36S). 



Polygala nuttallii T. & G. Nuttall's Milkwort. 



Coastal and Midland Zones; in dry forests and open situations; frequent. 

 Cecil County, Hog Hills (367). 



Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot. 



Midland and Mountain Zones; in dry forests; rare. 

 Baltimore, Gwynn Oak (W. Ralph Jones). 



Polygala paucifolia Willd. Fringed Milkwort. 



Allegany County, Cumberland (George M. Perdew). 



EUPHORBIACEAE. 



Phyllanthus carolinensis Walt. Phyllanthus. 



Midland Zone; in dry situations; rare. 

 Allegany County, Cumberland (Howard Shriver). 



Crotonopsis linearis Michx. Crotonopsis. 



Coastal Zone: in dry forests and open situations; infrequent. 

 Wicomico County, Salisbury (1222). 



Acalypha virginica L. Three-seeded Mercury. 



Throughout the state; in moist forests and cultivated grounds; common. 



Acalypha graciliens A. Gray. 



Throughout the state; in forests and cultivated grounds; frequent. 



Euphorbia polygonifolia L. Seaside Spurge. 



Coastal Zone; on the strand and dunes of the ocean front, and at several 



localities on Chesapeake Bay. 

 Worcester County, Ocean City (1244). 



Euphorbia maculata L. Spotted Spurge. 



Throughout the state; in cultivated grounds and open dry situations; 

 common. 



Euphorbia nutans Lag. Large Spotted Spurge. 



Throughout the state; in cultivated grounds and waste places; common. 



Euphorbia marylandica Greene. 



Anne Arundel County, Odenton (Robert K. Miller). 



Euphorbia corollata L. Flowering Spurge. 



Coastal and Midland Zones; in dry forests and open situations, being 

 most abundant in the light soils of the Coastal Zone. 



Euphorbia dentata Michx. Toothed Spurge. 



Throughout the state; in waste grounds; infrequent. 

 Allegany County, Cumberland (1918). 



