An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . I. Anychia polygonoides Raf. Forked Chick-weed. Fig. 1723 Anychia polygonoides Raf. Atl. Journ. 16. divaricata Raf. New Fl. N. A. 4: 42. 1836. Pubescent, stems mostly prostrate or ascending,much forked, 3-10 high, the internodcs oftenshorter than the leaves. Leaves narrowly elliptic,2-4 long, l-\ wide, mucronate or acute at theapex, sessile, or the base t
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . I. Anychia polygonoides Raf. Forked Chick-weed. Fig. 1723 Anychia polygonoides Raf. Atl. Journ. 16. divaricata Raf. New Fl. N. A. 4: 42. 1836. Pubescent, stems mostly prostrate or ascending,much forked, 3-10 high, the internodcs oftenshorter than the leaves. Leaves narrowly elliptic,2-4 long, l-\ wide, mucronate or acute at theapex, sessile, or the base tapering into a very shortpetiole, usually very numerous and crowded; fiow-erssessile in the forks, more or less clustered, scarcelyI high, inconspicuous except when fully expanded;stamens commonly 2 or 3, sometimes 5. In dry woods, thickets and in open places. Maine toMinnesota, south to Florida, Alabama and Texas. As-cends to 5200 ft. in Georgia. Illustrated in our firstedition as A. dichotoma Michx., but this proves to bethe same as the following species. Junc-Sept. 30 CORKIGIOLACEAE. Vol. 2. Anychia canadensis (, Slen-der Forked Chickweed. Fig. 1724. Queria canadensis L. Sp. PI. 90. 1753. Anychia dichotoma Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. i; 113. capillacea Nutt. Gen. i: 159. capillacea DC. Prodr. 3: 369. canadensis Prel. Cat. N. V. 1888. Glabrous or very nearly so, stem verj- slenderor filiform, usually erect, repeatedly forkedabove, 6-i2 tall, the internodes sometimes ilong, much longer than those of the precedingspecies. Leaves elliptic, oval or sometimes ob-lanccolate, 3-8 long, i-4 wide, obtuse orshort-pointed at the apex, narrowed into petiolesabout i long, not crowded; flowers minute,more or less pedicelled. In dry woods, Vermont and Ontario to Massa-chusetts and Georgiaj west to Minnesota, Kansasand Arkansas. Ascends to 4200 ft. in North Caro-lina. June-Sept. 4. SCLERANTHUS L. Sp. PI. 406. 1753. Low annual herbs, with ra
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