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=Salix humilis=, Marsh. Prairie Willow. Webster: near Upper Glade; Preston: near Terra Alta. (Millspaugh’s Flora).

=Salix sericea=, Marsh. Silky Willow. Monongalia: Decker’s Creek.

=Myrica asplenifolia=, L. Sweet Fern. Hampshire: Cacapon Creek. Rare. Morgan: Cacapon Mountain.

=Corylus americana=, Walt. Hazelnut. A common shrub.

=Corylus rostrata=, Ait. Beaked Hazelnut. Pocahontas: Cranberry Mountain; Mercer: Bluestone River; Hampshire: Little Cacapon.

=Alnus rugosa=, (DuRoi) Spreng. Smooth Alder. Abundant along streams.

=Alnus alnobetula=, (Ehrh.) K.K. Mountain Alder. Greenbrier: Columbia Sulphur Springs; Fayette: near Nuttallburg; Pocahontas: at Traveler’s Repose; Randolph: along Cheat River. (Millspaugh’s Flora.)

=Alnus incana=, (L.) Moench. Hoary Alder (?). Rare. Pocahontas: Cranberry Glades.

=Pyrularia pubera=, Michx. Oil-nut. Buffalo-nut. “Colic-nut.” Common in many sections.

=Phoradendron flavescens=, (Pursh) Nutt. American Mistletoe. Evergreen parasite. On trees along southern rivers.

=Aristolochia macrophylla=, Pam. Pine Vine. Dutchman’s Pipe. Woody vine. Frequent in rich mountain forests.

=Zanthorhiza apiifolia=, L’Her. Shrub Yellow-root. Small shrub on banks of streams. Upshur: near Buckhannon; Webster: on Gauley River near Bolair.

=Berberis canadensis=, Mill. American Barberry. Southern part of the State. Mercer: near Spanishburg.

=Calycanthus floridus=, L. Sweet-scented shrub. Randolph, Webster, Nicholas, Fayette, and Summers counties. (Millspaugh’s Flora.)

=Calycanthus fertilis=, Walt. Sweet Shrub. McDowell: back of R. R. water tank near Welsh. (Millspaugh’s Flora.)

=Benzoin aestivale=, (L.) Nees. Spice-bush. Benjamin-bush. Abundant shrub.

=Hydrangea arborescens=, L. Wild Hydrangea. Abundant throughout the State.

=Ribes Cynosbati=, L. Prickly Gooseberry. Common in rocky woods.

=Ribes rotundifolium=, Michx. Eastern Wild Gooseberry. Pendleton: Spruce Mountain.

=Ribes prostratum=, L’Her. Fetid Currant. Pendleton: Spruce Knob; Hampshire: Ice Mountain.

=Ribes floridum=, L’Her. Wild Black Currant. Randolph, Grant. Preston, Fayette, and Ohio counties. (Millspaugh’s Flora.)

=Physocarpus opulifolius=, (L.) Maxim. Nine-bark. Common shrub along streams.

=Spiraea salicifolia=, L. Meadow-sweet. Pocahontas: Cranberry Glades; Randolph: Elkins.

=Spiraea tomentosa=, L. Hard-hack. Steeple-bush. Infrequent. Randolph: Elkins; Pocahontas: Seebert.

=Spiraea corymbosa=, Raf. Birch-leaved Meadow-sweet. Webster: near Upper Glade. Hardy: near Moorefield. (Millspaugh’s Flora)

=Spiraea virginiana=, Britt. West Virginia Meadow Sweet. Monongalia: along the Monongahela River, near Morgantown. (Millspaugh’s Flora)

=Pyrus melanocarpa=, (Michx.) Wild. Black Chokeberry. Frequent, in many sections.

=Pyrus arbutifolia=, (L.) L.f. Chokeberry. Webster, Preston, Nicholas, Fayette, and Upshur counties. (Millspaugh’s Flora)

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