872 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



L. terrestris (L.) B. S. P. Bulb-bearing Loosestrife. 



(L. dricta Ait.) 



Somewhat common in the northern part of the State in 

 swamps and wet shades. It usually grows most freely in black 

 loam. 



Flowers in July and August. 



Cass (Hessler); Laporte (Barnes); Lake (Hill); Monroe; Steu- 

 ben (Bradner). 



L. Nummularia L. Moneywort. 



Found only in the southern part of the State in wet places 

 along the banks of streams. Usually abundant in stations in 

 which it is found. 



Flowers in July and August. 



Monroe (Blatchley); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Gibson and 

 Posey (Schneck); Franklin (Meyncke); Knox (Spillman); Jeffer- 

 son. 



STEIRONEMA Raf. 



S. ciliatum (L.) Raf. Fringed Loosestrife. 



Widely distributed throughout the State and plentiful in loca- 

 tions found. In moist thickets and low, wet grounds adjoining 

 lakes, in association with 8. lanceolatum, it frequently covers 

 large areas. 



Flowers in July and August. 



Vigo (Blatchley); Putnam (MacDougal); Clark (Baird and 

 Taylor); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); Da- 

 viess (Clements); Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Cass (Hessler); 

 Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Fayette (Hessler); Jefferson, 

 Gibson, Monroe, Carroll, and Elkhart; Steuben (Bradner). 



S. lanceolatum (Walt.) Gray. Lance-leaved Loosestrife. 



Of wide distribution in the State and usually abundant. It is 

 found in greatest profusion in moist, alluvial soils, growing along 

 ditches and sluggish streams and upon low lake margins. Its 

 habit varies greatly as the water content of the soil changes, the 

 changes being especially noticeable in the leaf. 



Flowers in July and August. 



Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jay, Del- 

 aware, Randolph, and W^ayne (Phinney); Franklin (Meyncke); 

 Gibson (Schneck); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Vermillion 

 (Wright); Kosciusko (Chipman); Steuben (Bradner). 



