The Distribution of Amphianthus in Georgia

A recent paper in this journal announced the finding of Amphianthus pusillus Torr. in Rockdale County, Georgia, in shallow sandy pools on flat granite rocks. It had heretofore been known to science only from Stone Mountain, DeKalb Co. The Spring of 1937 was a favorable one for this species, with frequent rains as late as dried and broken leaves, still persisting in the parched soil, along with the rigid skeletons of Diamorpha. Later the same day the plant was found for the last time this Spring, in pools on a rock outcrop about 13 miles east of Eatonton, Putnam County. Only two plants were found, both brittle and desiccated, but recognizable by the trunk- like basal portion and the long-stalked floating leaves.