290 THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA 



LATHYRUS L. 

 L. VENOSUS Muhl. 



Shady banks. Mineral : banks of the Potomac near Key- 

 ser. Fayette: near Nuttallburg, a form 10-15 flowered, with 

 winged stem and stipules 3-15 lines long (Nuttall) Greenbrier 

 Co., Kate's Mountain, alt. 3,300 ft. (Small; Eggleston 4357; 

 Heller 828). 

 L. LATiFOLius Linn. 



Established on the University campus at IMorgantown, 

 Monongalia Co. (Sheldon 3597, July 1909.) 



FALCATA Gmel. 



F. coMOSA (L.) Kuntze. (Amphicarpa monoica Ell.). 



Rich, damp thickets. Monongalia and Marion : along the 

 Monongahela River. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). 

 Preston: near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 



APIOS Moench. 

 A. Apios (L.) MacM. Ground Nut. (A. tuberosa Moen.). 



Low grounds along streams. Frequent throughout the 

 State. Fayette: near Nuttallburg, not common (Nuttall). 



GALACTIA P. Br. 



G. REGULARIS (L.) B. S. P. 



Fayette: near Quinnimont on bottom lands of New River 

 (Pollard & Max 071 29). 



PHASEOLUS L. 

 P. POLYSTACHYUS (L.) B. S. P. Wild Kidney Bean. (P. peren- 

 nis Walt.). 



Copses. Wood : near Kanawha Station. Monongalia : 

 near Morgantown. Mason : near Point Pleasant. 



STROPHOSTYLES Ell. 



S. HELvoLA (L.) Britton. (Phaseolus helvolus L.). 



Sandy river banks. Mason : banks of the Ohio near Point 



Pleasant. Fayette : near Nuttallburg, with the inner surface 



of the petals pink (Nuttall) ; Quinnimont (Pollard & Maxon 



32)- 



G E R I A N I A C AE. 



GERANIUM L. 

 G. MAcuLATUM L. Wild Geranium. 



Open woods and clearings, frequent throughout the State. 

 A small form with leaves round in outline and from 1-2 in. 

 in diameter at Bluefield, Mercer county. 



