MARYLAND WEATHER SERVICE 453 



ILICACEAE. 



Ilex opaca Ait. Holly. 



Common in the Coastal Zone in upland forests, rare as a shrub in the 



Midland Zone. 

 Charles County, Zekiah Swamp (1527). 



Ilex glabra (L.) A. Gray. Inkberry. 



Coastal Zone; in dry forests on sandy soil; locally abundant but not 

 widely diffused. 



Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray. Winterberry. 



Throughout the state; being common in the Coastal Zone in stream 

 swamps and frequent in sandy upland swamps, infrequent in the Mid- 

 land and Mountain Zones in sandy swamps. 



Garrett County, Thayerville (2055). 



Ilex bronxensis Britton. 



Washington County, ravine near Tonoloway Ridge (771). 



Ilex laevigata (Pursh.) A. Gray. Smooth Winterberry. 



Worcester County, Steves Island (Robert K. Miller). 



Ilicioides mucronata (L.) Britton. Mountain Holly. 



Mountain Zone; in swamps and bogs; frequent. 

 Garrett County, Thayerville (2057). 



CELASTRACEAE. 



Euonymus americanus L. Strawberry Bush. 



Throughout the state; in moist forests and flood plains; common. 

 Talbot County, Easton (1505). 



Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. Burning Bush, Wahoo. 



Midland and Mountain Zones; in moist forests and on rocky cliffs; fre- 

 quent. 

 Washington County, Williamsport (1800). 



Celastrus scandens L. Bittersweet, Waxwork. 



Throughout the state; in moist forests and thickets; common. 

 Anne Arundel County, Brooklyn (427). 



STAPHYLEACEAE. 



Staphylea trifolia L. Bladder Nut. 



Midland and Mountain Zones; in flood plains; infrequent. 

 Washington County, Hancock (734). 



