FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF INDIANA. 89? 



L. canescens (Michx.) Lehru. Hoary Puccoon. 



Dry, sandy soils on prairies and along roadsides or railways. 

 Especially abundant in the northern counties. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Daviess (Clements); Vigo (Blatch- 

 ley); Noble (Van Gorder); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne 

 (Phinney); St. Joseph (Rothert); Knox (Spillman). 



L. angustifolium Michx. Narrow-leaved Puccoon. 



In dry soil, especially on prairies or in open places. It prefers, 

 as do the other species of the genus, sandy or gravelly, rather 

 loose soil. According to reports, confined chiefly to the southern 

 counties. 



Flowering in May and June. 



Vigo (Blatchley); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Steuben (Brad- 

 ner); Tippecanoe. 



OXOSMODIUM Michx. 



O. Carolinianum (Lam.) DC. Shaggy False Gromwell. 



Confined for the most part to the southern counties, though 

 found sparingly in the north-central parts. It frequents dry, 

 gravelly soil and is generally found along roadsides or in waste 

 fields. 



Flowers in May and June. 



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

 ware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); Vigo (Blatchley); Tippe- 

 canoe (Cunningham); Hamilton (Wilson). 



0. molle Michx. Soft-hairy False Gromwell. 



(0. Carolinianum molle Gray). 

 Open places in dry, sandy or rocky soil. Reported only south. 

 Flowers May and June. 

 Clark (Baird and Taylor). 



0. VlRGINIANUM (L.) DC. 



Not common. Reported only from the eastern counties of the 

 State as occurring on dry, rocky slopes. 

 Collected in flower in June. 

 Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney). 



