Flora of the Allegany State Park Region 141 



Galium asprellum Michx. Rough Bedstraw 



Common in moist or wet thickets and open places 

 along most of the streams of the park area, usually 

 in alluvial or gravelly soil. 

 Galium Claytoni Michx. Clayton's Bedstraw 



In marshes of the glaciated region near Steam- 

 burg. Frequent. 

 Galium palustre L. Marsh Bedstraw 



In wet or marshy soil along the valleys of the park, 

 swamps of the bottomlands and occasionally else- 

 where. Infrequent. 

 Galium tinctorium L. Stiff Marsh Bedstraw 



In situations similar to the preceding species and 

 in mossy or boggy woods and meadows. Frequent in 

 the lower levels of the region. 

 Mitchella repens L. (figure 25) Partridge Berry 



In moist or dry woods and forested areas. Common 

 and generally distributed except on the bottomlands. 

 Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Buttonbush 



In swamps and marshes, usually in shallow water. 

 Rare. Seen only at Randolph outside of the Park 

 area hut probably occurs in the Tunungwant and 

 Allegheny valleys. 

 Houstonia caerulea L. Bluets 



Tn light, poorly drained soil in open woods, fields 

 and hanks. Common. 



CAPRIFOLIACEAE (Honeysuckle Family) 

 Diervilla Lonicera Mill. Bush Honeysuckle 



In sterile or acid soil, usually in stony or gravelly 

 places of open woods, thickets and hanks. Common 

 except on the more fertile forested slopes of the 

 region. 



