244 THE WEST \'IRGINIA FLORA 



PARIETARIA Linn. 

 P. Pennsylvanica Muhl. 



Pocahontas : on a rocky hillside near Traveler's Repose 

 {Grccnman 342). 



LORANTHACEAE. 



PHORADENDRON Nutt. 

 P. FLAVESCENS (Pursh.) Nutt. American Mistletoe. 



Parasitic on Sugar-Maple and Black Locust, along the 

 Great Kanawha River in Fayette County. On Black Wal- 

 nut and Elm in Kanawha County. On Elms in Mason 

 County and in Wood near Parkersburg. On Elms and 

 Hickories, along the Ohio and Great Kanawha rivers, in 

 Cabell County. 



SANTALACEAE. 



PYRULARL/\ Michx. 

 P. PUBERA Michx. 



Rich woods. McDowell : near Elkhorn. Nicholas Co., 

 along Peter Creek (Boutlou). Upshur: near Buckhannon 

 (Pollock). 



ARISTOLOCHIACEAE. 



ASARUM L. 

 A. Canadense L. Wild Ginger. "Colic Root." 



Rich woods. W' irt : near Burning Springs. Gilmer : 'near 

 Glenville (Mapel; Broivn). Jefferson: 'near Flowing 

 Spring iMill. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Mon- 

 ongalia : near Uffington and Morgantown. McDowell : near 

 Elkhorn. Mercer : Bluestone Jc, and common throughout 

 the State. 



HEXASTYLIS Raf. 

 H. A'iRGiNiCA (L.) Small. {Asanun Virginicuiii L.). 



Rich soil. Grant : near Bayard. Tucker : along Black 

 Water. Gilmer: near Glenville {Mapel, Broimi). Green- 

 brier : near White Sulphur Springs. McDowell : near Elk- 

 horn. j\'lercer : Bluestone Jc. and .Bluefield. Upshur : near 

 Buckhannon {Pollock) . Fayette: at Hawks Nest {Holton). 

 H. Shuttleworthii (J. Britten) Small. {Asanun J. Britten). 

 In oak and beech woods near Bargers Spring, Summers 

 County, altitude 1,550 feet, July 13, 1900 {Morris, 980). 



