Flora of the Allegany State Park Region 145 



CUCURBITACEAE (Gourd Family) 

 Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) T. & G. Wild Cucumber, 

 Balsam Apple 

 In alluvial soil of damp thickets along the bottom- 

 lands of the Allegheny and Tunungwant valleys. 

 Frequent. 



LOBELIACEAE (Lobelia Family) 

 Lobelia cardinalis L. Cardinal-flower 



In alluvial or gravelly soil along the lower stream 

 courses and the Allegheny river. Infrequent. 

 Lobelia siphilitica L. Blue Lobelia 



In wet gravelly soil along the lower streams and 

 in springy and marshy places. Frequent. 

 Lobelia spicata Lam. Slender Lobelia 



In moist sandy soil of the bottomlands. Scarce. 

 Near Quaker Bridge. 

 Lobelia inflata L. Indian Tobacco 



In dry open places often on acid soil overgrown 

 with hair moss (Polytrichum) , in springy places and 

 borders of swamps and ponds. Locally frequent. 



COM POSIT AE (Aster Family) 

 Eupatorium maculatum L. (Wiegand, Rhodora 22: 62. 

 1920) ; E. Bruneri Gray (Mackenzie, Rhodora 

 22: \5Z. 1920) Joe-Pye Weed 

 In moist soil of thickets and meadows chiefly along 

 the lower stream courses and river bottomlands. 

 Common. 

 Eupatorium purpureum L. (Wiegand) ; E. maculatum 

 ( Mackenzie) Joe-Pye Weed 

 In alluvial, moist soil of thickets, banks and open 

 woods along the Allegheny river. Less frequent and 

 more strictly confined to the alluvium of the valley. 



