102. 
Amaranthus hybridus L. Prince's Feather, 
Amaranth 
Java Farm. One station: north boundary fence, adjacent to 
neighbor's cornfield. Associate species: Clematis virginiana, 
Ambrosia trifida. 
Ivy Neck. One station: rubbish pile between old house and 
tobacco barn, near road. Hectare 4658. Associate species: Juncus 
tenuis, Barbarea vulgaris, etc. Higman 1037, 1117. 
A. spinosus L. Thorny Amaranth 
Java Farm. One station: rubbish pile near old house, at main 
buildings. Hectare 2580. Associate species: Solanum nigrum, Eleusine 
indica, Datura stramonium, Juncus tenuis, Melilotus alba. Higman 500. 
PHYTOLACCACEAE 
Phytolacca americana L. Pokeweed, 
Pokeberry 
Java Farm. Infrequent around main buildings and in abandoned fields. 
Ivy Neck. Apparently an initial dominant in abandoned fields on 
Scaffold Peninsula. Moderately abundant in stands of young Liquidambar 
styraciflua and Acer rubrum. Infrequent in hardwood forests of Scaffold 
and Cheston Peninsulas, under canopy of Liquidambar styraciflua, Juglans nigra, 
Robinia pseudoacacia, Nyssa sylvatica, etc. Higman 3. 
AIZOACEAE 
Mollugo verticillata L. Carpet-weed 
Ivy Neck. Infrequent in cornfields. Associate species: Ipomoea 
hederacea, Barbarea verna, Draba verna, Lepidium virginicum, etc. 
Higman 958, 1062. 
PORTULACACEAE 
Claytonia virginica L. Spring Beauty 
Java Farm. Moderately abundant in mature forest in vicinity of old 
entrance road and gate. Canopy of Acer rubrum, Quercus alba, Liquidambar 
styraciflua, etc. Associate species: Sanguinaria canadensis, Dentaria 
laciniata, Desmodium spp. Higman 562. 
