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specimen to show nature of first spring growth from the rhizomes. Naturalized from cultivation at borders of moist woodland and on banks of drainage ditch, 1 mi S of jct of US Rt 27 and WW Kelly Rd, by Kelly Rd.

Small tree, near the edge of open swale, near the highway. Longleaf pine forest, rolling terrain, "Wade Tract" of Tall Timbers Research, Inc.

Near Ochlocknee R., NW Leon Co. (11 mi. NNW Tallahassee), Fla. (low ridge in floodplain forest).

Family camping area in Goldhead Branch State Park, Clay Co, Fla. Sandy soil with Turkey Oak and longleaf pine. Flowers purplsih or maroon; stems shaggy- pubescent with long hairs; stems more or less prostrate; fruit with stout spines.

6 mi. SW Carrabelle,Franklin Co.,Fla (high on beach in dry sand)

Loam soils of the Tallahassee Red Hills region, northern Leon Co. Flordia, between Lake Imonia and the GA state line.

Specimen from a multi-stemmed shrub, very bushy branched, 2.5 m tall. Other specimens numerous in longleaf pine, scrub oak sand ridge, by Lost Lake in Lost Lake Recreation Area, Apalachicola National Forest, 1 mile W of Springhill Road, generally south of

Greenwood Plantation, Thomasville Ga. burned upland pinewoods (bigwoods).

Forming very extensive dense stands, the rhizomes very deep seated in soft mucky substrate, ca 3 dm of standing water, pond cypress swamp, Apalachicola National Forest, between Sumatra and Wright Lake.

In a shallow, dried-up borrow pit, calcareous, very abundant, by U.S. Rt. 10/98, 2 miles southward of its intersection with Co. rd 358 (road to intersection with Co. rd 358 (road to Jena and Steinhatchee), 7 miles southward of Steinhatchee River.

Annual, extensively branching from the base, rooting at the nodes, the tips ascending; several plants in vegetable garden, Chattahoochee.

Wet pine flatwoods, 2.5 miles E of Fla. Rt. 71, by Howard Creek Rd., NE of White City.

Frequent, floodplain forest along the Apalachicola River, Torreya State Park

in wet ditch, sandy-clayey soil, by longleaf pine-saw palmetto flatwoods but not in it, Apalachicola NF, by Forest Rd 113, 1.3 mi to the NW of its junction with Fla Rd 368 approximately where that road crosses Lost Creek. Some associates: Eupatorium ap. M

Birdsong Nature Center, Meridian Rd ca 5 mi. SW of Beachton; in fire break at Collins Corner

Small trees forming dense thickets in drainages through pine flatwoods, Apalachicola National Forest, near Crawfordville.

St Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Tall Timbers Experimental fire plots, comp. 11plot #9

Frequent in open upland annually burned pine woodland, somewhat to W of Gannett Pond, Tall Timbers Research Station.

Frequent tree in floodplain forest along the Ochlockonee River, SE of Cairo

Twining at tips of branches on slippery elm near the golf course, at Marianna Caverns State Park.

Occasional, mesic woodland on limestone outcrops, just outside Marianna Caverns State Park.

field newly cleared from turkey oak sand ridge, near intersection of orange ave. and spring hill rd tallahassee

Both on upland slopes and ridges and low, flat, wet areas, longleaf pine forest, Wade Tract of Tall Timbers Research Inc.

Small tree; cypress-gum pond, 11 miles N of Wewahitchka

well-drained hardwood hammock, Suwannee River, by Fla rt 51, N of mayo

Frequent in grassy areas, especially under and around slash pines, Phipps Preserves, Alligator Point

Sapling tree, between road and drainage canal, by road from U.S. Rt. 98 leading to Hickory Mound, 7.5 miles S of Rt. 98

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Longleaf pine, turkey oak ridge, ca 2 mi E of Green Cove Springs.

Greenwood Plantation Homeplace. Plants scattered through planted hairy vetch patch.

Borders of oat field, Tall Timbers Research Station.

In very sparsely vegetated white sands on upper rim of Little Lost Lake, Apalachicola National Forest, 1 mi W of Springhill Rd, S of Tallahassee

Numerous plants in a relatively small area of steep slope of causeway between the bridges, Ochlockonee River, by Ga Hwy 93, SE of Cairo

Loam soils of the Tallahassee red hills region, N Leon Co, Fla, between lake iamonia and the GA line

Weed about the grounds. Tall Timbers Research Station. Petals yellow.

Specimen from plant 4.5 m tall and with many branches. Abundant on weedy roadside by Meridian Rd at its junction with Rhoden Cove Rd.

Slender tree ca 4.5 m tall; mixed pine-hardwood forest, vicinity of Flat Creek, between Greensboro and Chattahoochee

Frequent in old roadbed near the highway; Wade Tract of Tall Timbers Research, Inc., between Thomasville and Metcalf.

Frequent at edges of wet woodlands, by Co. rd 357 about 4 miles N of Shired Island and to the S of Cross City. Some associates: Sabal palmetto, Carya glabra, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Salix caroliniana, Myrica cerifera. Plants mostly from 1-2 m tall.

Wet sandy/peaty exposed shores of Karst pond, by Fla. Rt. 20, East of its jct with Fla. Rt. 77

Bases of plants in very loose soft organic substrate at bottom of lake, the stems to 2 m long; Clear Lake, Appalachicola National Forest, between forest roads 305 and 307 (in fork between).

At edge of swamp, just above high water level, by U.S. Rt. 98, 1 mile W of Aucilla River, E of Newport. Cespitose.

By Highway 84, about 7 mi. WSW Du Pont, Clinch Co., Ga. Moist ground by roadside ditch, near pine flatwoods.

Abundant, clearing of floodplain forest, beside the bridge, Apalachicola River, E of Blountstown.

About 3 mi S Willacoochee, Atkinson Co., Ga. W side of State Highway 135. Sandy road at border of floodplain forest (mixed pine and hardwood).

Wooded slopes of limesink, "Berry sink" S of I-10 and off Co. rd 273, community of Orange Hill. NW 1/4 section 36 T4N R13W

St. Catherines Island. North end of island. N of Picnic Area. Edge of sand dunes and live-oak woods. Corollas bluish. Stamens arch out over corollas.

6 mi W of Crowder, cypress-willow-pecan bordered lake, corolla yellow, to 0.8 m tall.

Borrow pit in pine flatwoods, vicinity of Fish Creek.

Frequent in power-line savanna across pine flatwoods, by Fla. Rt. 20, E outskirts of Palatka, approx. opposite Colonial Pines subdivision.