FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF INDIANA. 761 



PAPAVERACE.E. Poppy Family. 

 PA PAVER L. 

 P. somniferum L. Opium or Garden Poppy. 



Escaped from cultivation in some of the southern counties, 

 where it maintains itself in waste places in rather coarse soils. 

 Flowers from June until September. 



Clark (Baird and Taylor); Franklin (Meyncke); Jefferson (J. 

 M. Coulter). 



ARGEMONE L. 

 A. Mexicana L. Prickly Poppy. 



Found occasionally in the southwestern counties in waste 

 places. Added to the flora by Dr. J. Schneck. 

 Flowers from June through August. 

 Gibson and Posey (Schneck). 



SANGUINARIA L. 

 S. Canadensis L. Bloodroot. 



Common in all parts of the State, usually growing in rich soils. 

 It is especially abundant in open woods and the protected slopes 

 of ravines. 

 Flowering begins in March and continues until May. 

 Jefferson (Barnes); Tippecanoe (Coulter); Monroe and Vigo 

 (Blatchley); Putnam (MacDougal); Fayette (Hessler); Gibson and 

 , Posey (Schneck); Daviess (Clements); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, 

 and Wayne (Phinney); Dearborn (Collins); Vermillion (Wright); 

 Clark (Baird and Taylor); Noble (Van Gorder); Franklin 

 (Meyncke); Decatur and Shelby (Ballard); St. Joseph (Eothert); 

 Kosciusko (Coulter); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben 

 (Bradner). 



STYLOPHORUM. Nutt. 

 8. diphyllum (Michx.) Nutt. Yellow or Celandine Poppy. 



Abundant in most parts of the State, in moist, rich soils. Par- 

 ticularly frequent in low woods and the protected slopes of 

 ravines. 



Flowering season, April and May. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Clark (Barnes); Tippecanoe (Hussey); 

 Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Putnam (MacDougal); Fayette 

 (Hessler); Kosciusko (Coulter); Franklin (Meyncke); Noble (Van 

 Gorder); Dearborn (Collins); Wayne (Phinney); Decatur (Bal- 

 lard); Knox (Spillman); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben 

 (Bradner). 



