No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 283 



HUDSONIA L. 



Hudsonia tomentosa Nutt. (woolly). 

 False Heather. Poverty Grass. 



Rare, occasional or local on sand dunes along the coast 

 from Groton (Graves), westward as far as Westport (Eames 

 & C. C. Godfrey) ; occurs also inland at Ledyard (Graves). 

 Late May — June. 



LECHEA L. Pinweed. 



Lechea villosa Ell. (hairy). 

 Lechea major Michx., not L. 

 Hairy Pinweed. 



Common. Roadsides, fields and waste ground in sterile 

 soil. July — Aug. 



Lechea minor L. (smaller). 

 Lechea thymifolia Michx. 



■ Rare or local. Dry open ground or in half-shade : New 

 London and East Lyme (Graves), Middletown and Enfield 

 (Bissell), Southington (Andrews), Kent (Eames), Salisbury 

 (Mrs. C. S. Phelps). July — Aug. 



Lechea intermedia Leggett (intermediate). 

 Lechea minor Gray's Manual ed. 6. 

 ■ Open ground or thin woods in sterile soil. Rare near the 



coast, becoming frequent or common northward. July — Aug. 



Lechea maritima Leggett (of the seaside). 

 Lechea minor L., var. maritima Gray. 

 Beach Pinweed. 



Frequent on sandy beaches and dunes along the coast. 

 July — Aug. 

 Lechea maritima Leggett, var. interior Robinson (inland). 



Dry sandy or sterile soil. Rare or occasional in the south- 

 eastern part of the state, extending to Sterling (Graves), East 

 Hartford (Weatherby), and Southington (Andrews). July 

 • — Aug. 



Lechea tenuifolia Michx. (fine-leaved). 



Frequent. Dry sandy or sterile ground. July — Aug. 



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