Flora of the Allegany State Park Region 125 



Vaccinium corymbosum L. Swamp, Tall, or High Blue- 

 • berry 



In acid swamps and bogs near Steamburg. Not 

 found in the park area. Also the var. glabrum Gray. 

 Vaccinium atrococcum (Gray) Heller. Black Blue- 

 berry 

 Tn acid bogs along the edge of the glacial drift near 

 Steamburg. Rare. 

 Vaccinium Oxycoccus L. Small Cranberry 



( >pen or shaded places in acid, sphagnous bogs 

 along the edge of the glacial drift near Steamburg. 

 and hence not found within the park area. 

 Gaylussacia baccata (Wang.) C. Koch. Black Huckle- 

 berry 

 In sandy or gravelly, sterile or somewhat acid soil 

 on the bluffs, hanks and benches along the Allegheny 

 valley, the higher ridges and in the swamps of the 

 glacial drift region toward Steamburg and Randolph. 

 Frequent. 



PRIMULACEAE (Primrose Family) 

 Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Cross-wort, Whorled 

 Loosestri f e 

 Tn sterile gravelly or sandy soil in open woods, 

 thickets and on hanks. Common on the bluffs, hanks 

 and benches along the Allegheny valley (Huckleberry 

 hill. Elko mountain, opposite Red House etc.) and 

 occasionally on the higher ridges and open places 

 throughout the park. 

 Lysimachia terrestris (L.) BSP. Bulb-bearing Loose- 

 strife 

 Tn moist or wet alluvial soil, marshes and marshy 

 meadows and borders of streams. Frequent through- 

 out the park region and adjacent valleys. 



