Flora of the . lllegany Stale Park Region 95 



Medicago lupulina L. Black Medic 



In cinders along the Erie Railroad north of 

 Quaker Bridge; occasionally elsewhere as a weed. 

 Robinta PsEUDOACACIA L. Common or Black Locust 

 Trees, obviously planted, are to he seen in the 

 Allegheny and Tunungwant valleys, hut established 

 trees from self-sown seed appear to be absent. 

 Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) D. C. Tick Trefoil 



Tn dry, sandy or gravelly thickets and open woods. 

 Rare. Butler's run, benches opposite Red House. 

 The various species of Desmodium ( Mcibomia) are 

 commonly called Tick Trefoil. 

 Desmodium grandiflorum (Walt.) DC, D. acuminatum 

 In dry, open woods and thickets. Frequent. Slopes 

 near Cold Spring, Huckleberry hill, Elko mountain 

 etc. 

 Desmodium rotundifolium (Michx.) DC, Alcibomia 

 Michauxii Vail. 

 In dry, sandy, gravelly or rocky soil of open woods, 

 banks and benches. Infrequent. Huckleberry hill, 

 slopes of Elko mountain, benches opposite Red House 

 etc. 

 Desmodium bracteosum (Michx.) DC. 



In rather poor or somewhat fertile, usually hard 

 soil of open woods, banks and thickets. Infrequent. 

 Roadside near Quaker Bridge toward Steamburg, 

 slopes opposite Red House, Butler hill etc. 

 Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. 



In moist or dry woodlands and borders. Frequent. 

 Tunassassa, Gardner's rock, Cold Spring, Bradford 

 road etc. 



