48 PLANT LIFE IN OKLAHOMA. 



OAK FAMILY — (Cup^tUferae). — Inoluding the beech, chestnuts 

 (2), and oaks (17). 



NETTLE ¥AMJliY—(UrticacMr,).— Including the elms (3), 

 hackberries (2), Bois d'Aic (Osage orange), muliberriee, woodnettles, 

 stinging nettles, and hops. 



SANDAL-WOOD FAMILY— ( Santalaceae).— Miathtoe. The 

 toad-flaxes, partly as root parasites on trees and shrubs. 



DUTCHMAN'S-PIPE FAMILY— (Aristolochila macrophylla) .-^ 



JOINT WEED FAMILY OR BUCKWHEAT FAMILY— (PoZt/- 

 gonaceae). — Includes the gray-weeds, docks and sorrels, and joint weeds. 



GOOSE FOOT FAMILY— (C/ienopof^mceae).— Including the sand 

 tumble weed, small cypress, lamb's quarters, mealy goosefoot, oak-leaved 

 goosefoot, dwarf la,mb'e quarters, Russian thistle, Russian lamb's quar- 

 ters, and several others; white sage (winter-foot), bug-seed, Jerusalem 

 oak, Mexican tea. 



AMARANTH FAMILY — (Amaranthaceae). — Includes Amaranths 

 pig-weeds, tumble weeds, western water hemp, and blood-leaf {Jwda's 

 bush). 



POKE-WEED FAMILY — (PhtfMacaceae) . — The poke-weeds 

 (poker-root), common in wet and moist places throughout the State, ex- 

 cept the Panhandle counties. 



POUR O'CLOCK FAMILY— (A^y(?%inaceae).— Including several 

 species of the four o'clock, generally widely distributed. 



CARPET WEED FAMILY— (Itzoaceae). —Western sea purslane 

 and carpet weeds. 



PINK FAMILY — {Caryophyllaceae) . — The pearl worts, sand 

 worts, chiekweeds, corn cockle (corn rose), catchfly, fire pink, starry cam- 

 pion, and bouncing bet. 



PURSLANE FAMILY — {Portulacaceae). — Spring beauties, com- 

 mon throughout the State, fairy flower, talinumsi, purslanes, and rose 

 moss. 



HORNWORT FAMILY— (Cera<o)!7%ZZaceae).—Hornweeds or 

 homworts, common in ponds and slow streams in the eastern part of the 

 State. 



WATER LILY FAMILY— (iVt/mp/iaeaceae).— Includes the cow 

 lily (spatterdock), water lilies, American lotus (Chinquapin, water yuan- 

 kapin), and water target. 



CROWFOOT FAMILY— {RarHmculaceae).— Including the butter 

 cups (crows-foot), meadow rues, anemone, wild clematis, leather flowers, 

 columbdne (rock-bells), lark-spurs, and baneberry. 



MAGNOLIA FAMILY— (Ma^noZwceae). —Magnolia, includes sev- 

 eral species, only one of which is native to the State. This is the magnolia 

 accuminata (Cucumber tree). 



