Flora of the Allegany State Park Region 29 



the region nearer than the Steamburg bog, and 

 Picea excelsa is a planted tree about dwellings. 



Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. Balsam. Fir 



Within the park area found only in a small swamp 

 in Red House valley to which the name "Balsam 

 swamp" has been given. Northward and westward 

 it is found in the swamps along the edge of the 

 glacial drift near Steamburg. 



Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Hemlock 



Common in all the wooded areas of the park 

 region but rare or absent from the bottomlands of 

 the Allegheny river and the Tunungwant creek. The 

 only common conifer of the region. 



Juniperus virginiana L. Red Cedar 



Very rare. A single tree on a hillside in the lower 

 part of Quaker run valley. // 



Subdivision 2 Angiospermae 



Class 1. MONOCOTYLEDONEAE 



TYPHACEAE (Cattail Family) 



Typha latifolia L. Broad-leaved Cattail 



Alluvial marshy places. Rare. Apparently fre- 

 quent only in the Tunungwant creek valley (see 

 figure 26). Often with narrow leaves and the stami- 

 nate and pistillate spikes separated by 1-2 cm. Also 

 a form with contiguous spikes only 14—18 mm thick 

 and leaves 8-15 mm broad, simulating Typha an- 

 g list folia L., but in all material examined the pollen 

 grains were in 4's. There are many suitable situa- 

 tions for the cattail in the Allegheny valley near 

 Quaker Bridge, Cold Spring etc., but none was seen 



