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=Cornus Amomum=, Mil. Silky Cornel. Kinnikinnik. Frequent along streams.

=Cornus paniculata=, L’Her. Panicled Dogwood. Rare. Grant: on Abram Creek; Preston: Reedsville.

=Cornus circinata=, L’Her. Round-leaved Dogwood. Upshur: near Lorentz. (Millspaugh’s Flora)

=Cornus stolonifera=, Michx. Red Osier. Ohio: near Wheeling. (Millspaugh’s Flora)

=Clethera acuminata=, Michx. White Alder. Fayette: near Nuttallburg. (Millspaugh’s Flora)

=Rhododendron catawbiense=, Michx. Lilac-colored Laurel. Mountain Rose Bay. Pendleton, Fayette, Greenbrier, and Summers counties.

=Rhododendron viscosum=, (L) Torr. Clammy Azalea. White Swamp Honeysuckle. Frequent along mountain streams.

=Rhododendron canescens=, (Michx.) G. Don. Mountain Azalea. Rare. Pendleton: summit Spruce Knob.

=Rhododendron nudiflorum=, (L.) Torr. Purple Azalea. Pinxter Flower. Abundant in many sections.

=Rhododendron calendulaceum=, (Michx.) Torr. Flame Azalea. Common in many sections.

=Menziesia pilosa=, (Michx.) Pers. Alleghany Menziesia. Not common. Pendleton: Spruce Knob; Randolph: Point Mountain.

=Kalmia angustifolia=, L. Sheep Laurel. Calhoun, Upshur, Nicholas, Randolph, and Hardy counties. (Millspaugh’s Flora)

=Andromeda glaucophylla=, Link. (?) Bog Rosemary. Rare. Pocahontas: Cranberry Glades. Plants not in bloom or fruit when collected.

=Andromeda floribunda=. Pursh. Mountain Fetter-bush. Infrequent. Pocahontas: Greenbank; Greenbrier: near Neola.

=Lyonia lingustrina=, (L.) DC. Male Berry. Not common. Upshur: near Buckhannon; Webster: near Cowen.

=Gaylussacia dumosa=, (And.) T. & G. Dwarf Huckleberry. Kanawha: near Charleston; Hardy: near Moorefleld. (Millspaugh’s Flora)

=Gaylussacia frondosa=, (L.) T. & G. Dangleberry. Fayette: near Hawk’s Nest; Webster: Upper Glade. (Millspaugh’s Flora)

=Gaylussacia baccata=, (Wang.) C. Koch. Black Huckleberry. “Buckberry”. Abundant on dry ground.

=Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum=, var. =nigrum=, Wood. Low Black Blueberry. Common in many localities. Pendleton: Spruce Mountain; Monongalia: near Morgantown.

=Vaccinium canadense=, Kalm. Sour-Top. Velvet-Leaf. Blueberry. Rare. Tucker: Canaan Valley; Preston: Cranesville.

=Vaccinium vacillans=, Kalm. Late Low Blueberry. An abundant species.

=Vaccinium corymbosum=, L. High or Swamp Blueberry. Common in some localities.

=Vaccinium erythrocarpum=, Michx. Southern Mountain Cranberry. Rare. Pendleton: summit Spruce Knob; Randolph: Shavers Mountain.

=Vaccinium Oxyoccos=, L. Small Cranberry. In glades. Pocahontas and Tucker.

=Vaccinium macrocarpon=, Ait. Large or American Cranberry. In glades. Pocahontas and Webster.

=Cephalanthus occidentalis=, L. Button Bush. Found in Greenbrier, Hampshire, Jefferson, Monongalia, and Wetzel. Doubtless occurs in many other sections.

=Diervilla Lonicera=, Mill. Bush Honeysuckle. Rare. Pendleton: Spruce Mountain.

=Lonicera canadensis=. Marsh. American Fly Honeysuckle. Rare. Pendleton: Spruce Knob.

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