( J90 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



V. ALTERNIFOLIA (L.) Blitton. 



(Actinomeris squarrosa Nutt.) 



Distributed throughout the State occurring in low, moist, rich 

 soils preferring slightly shaded locations. In our region the stem 

 is always decidedly winged, furnishing an easy means of recog- 

 nition. Much more abundant than the preceding. In some locali- 

 ties the dominant form over large areas. 



Flowers in August and September. 



Tippecanoe and Montgomery (Cunningham); Kosciusko (Coul- 

 ter); Jefferson (Barnes); Union and Putnam (MacDougal); Gib- 

 son and Posey (Schneck); Jay, Delaware, Eandolph, and Wayne 

 (Phinney); Franklin (Meyncke); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); 

 Fayette (Hessler). 



COREOPSIS L. 



C. palmata Nutt. Stiff Tickseed. 



Confined to the northern part of the State, where it occurs 

 rather abundantly in dry, sandy soil. Not reported south of Cass 

 County. 



Flowers in June and July. 



Cass (Hessler); St. Joseph and Laporte (Barnes); Lake (Hill). 



C. lanceolata L. Lance-leaved Tickseed. 



Found in dry, sandy soil usually on ridges or knolls in a few 

 counties. Never abundant. 



Flowers as early as May, and collected as late as August. 

 Vigo (Blatchley); Lake; Marion; Steuben (Bradner). 



C. auriculata L. Lobed Tickseed. 



Found chiefly in the southern part of the State in damp woods 

 or along streams. Definitely reported from only two counties, but 

 found in most of the river counties. 

 , Flowering specimens collected in May. 



Clark (Baird and Taylor); Steuben (Bradner). 



0. tripteris L. Tall Tickseed. 



Of wider distribution and greater abundance than any other 

 species of the genus. It occurs most frequently in damp woods 

 and thickets. It also grows along railways and roadsides in which 

 situation it occasionally reaches a height of ten feet. In denser 

 shades it is a much shorter, bushier form. 



Flowers from .Inly to October. 



