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Lysimachia Nummularia L. Moneywort, Yellow 

 Myrtle 

 An infrequent weed in alluvial soil of fields and 

 roadsides most common in the Allegheny and Tun- 

 ungwant valleys. 

 Steironema ciliatum (L.) Raf. Fringed Loosestrife 



In moist alluvial soil of open woods, thickets and 

 banks. Common along the principal streams and in 

 the bottomlands of the larger valleys. 

 Trientalis borealis Raf. T. americana (Pers.) Pursh. 

 Starflower 

 In moist, fertile or rather sterile humus of the 

 forested areas. Common. 



OLE ACE AE (Olive Family) 

 Fraxinus americana L. White Ash 



In rich or fairly fertile soils 'of the slopes and 

 valleys of the entire park region. A common and 

 characteristic forest tree of the region. 

 Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash 



In low wet woods and swamps of the bottomlands 

 of the Allegheny and Tunungwant valleys. Frequent. 



GENTIANACEAE (Gentian Family) 

 Gentiana Andrewsii Griseb. Closed Gentian 



In moist or wet thickets and low woods, of the 

 lower and larger valleys. Infrequent. Quaker run, 

 Sunfish run, Willis run, Quaker Bridge, Salamanca 

 etc. A form with white flowers was found near 

 Salamanca by George W. Clinton. 

 Gentiana quinquefolia L. Stiff Gentian, Ague Weed 

 In moist gravelly or sandy soil of open woods and 

 banks. Rare near Quaker Bridge. 



