172 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBull. 



OXYBAPHUS L'Her. 



Oxybaphus nyctagineus (Michx.) Sweet (like Nyctaginia, a 



genus of this family). 

 Allionia nyctaginea Michx. 

 Umbrellawort. 



Rare. Granby, in fields (I. Holcomb). June — Aug. In- 

 troduced from the West. 



Oxybaphus hirsutus (Pursh) Sweet (hairy). 

 Allionia hirsuta Pursh. 

 Umbrellawort. 



Rare. Southington, field in dry gravelly soil (Andrews). 

 July — Aug. Introduced from the West. 



Oxybaphus linearis (Pursh) Robinson (very narrow). 

 Oxybaphus angustif alius Sweet. 

 Allionia linearis Pursh. 

 Umbrellawort. 



Rare. North Haven, in sandy waste ground (A. W. 

 Evans). June — Aug. Introduced from the West. 



ILLECEBRACEAE. KNOTWORT FAMILY. 



SCLERANTHUS L. Knawel. 

 Scleranthus annuus L. (annual). 



Knotweed. German Knot Grass. Gravel Chickweed. 



Frequent. Dry, sandy or sterile fields and roadsides. May 

 — Nov. Naturalized from Europe. 



ANYCHIA Michx. Forked Chickweed. 



Anychia polygonoides Raf. (like Polygonum, the Knotweed). 

 Anychia dichotoma of American authors, not Michx. 



Rare. Norwalk, railroad track at Wilson's Point (C. K. 

 Averill). June — Sept. Fugitive from the West. 



Anychia canadensis (L.) BSP. 



Anychia dichotoma Michx., but not of late American authors. 

 Anychia capillacea DC. 

 Forked Chickweed. 



Occasional or frequent. Dry, often rocky woods. June — 

 Sept. 



