Bulletin - United States National Museum - Smithsonian Institution

FLORA OF WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. l07
AMARANTACEiE.
Amaranth Familx.
Amarantus paniculatus, L. Red Amaranth.
Rare out of gardens. August, September.
t Amarantus retroflexus, L. Green Amaranth. Pigweed.
August, September.
Amarantus alius, L.
Alexandria; Not common. September.
t Amarantus spinosus, L. Thorny Amaranth.
July, August.
t Acnida cannabina, L. Water-Hemp.
Potomac shores, between tides; also ou the Eastern Branch. August.
CHENOPODIACEiE.
GoosEFOOT Family.
t Chenopodium ai&wm, L. Lamb's-Quarters. Pigweed.
June, July.
Chenopodium Bosdanum, Moq. [C album, L., var. Boscianum, Gray.]
July.
Chenopodium uriicum, L.
Vacant lots in the city ; rare. July, August.
Chenopodium murale, L.
Not common. September.
Chenopodium Botrys, L.
Waste places in the city ; rare ; not seen since 1874.
Chenopodium amhrosioides, L. Mexican Tea.
August, Se^itember.
t Chenopodium amhrosioides, L., var. anthelminticum, Gray. Wormseed.
Too near the last. August, September.
Atriplez patula, L., var. hastata, Gray. Orache.
White Lot. August, September.
t Salsola Kali, L. Saltwort.
Alexandria (Dr. Vasey).
t Phytolacca decandra, L. Pokeweed.
June.
PHYTOLACCACE-a;.
PoKEWEED Family.