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Volume 88 — Issue 1 (May 2023)

Noteworthy Collections: Maryland and Virginia

We have compiled data on 15 taxa (5 woody and 10 herbaceous) as established (9 taxa) or adventivewaif species (6 taxa) in Maryland (2 taxa) and Virginia (13 taxa) that are not considered definitive elements of each state’s extant flora. The woody taxa are Acer ginnala, Corylus avellana, Pyrus betulifolia,

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Volume 88 — Issue 1 (May 2023)

Scientific Note: A Resurvey of Rhododendron eastmanii (Ericaceae) Populations in the Sumter National Forest, South Carolina

Rhododendron eastmanii is a species endemic to South Carolina and common in the Enoree Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest. A four-year study was undertaken to revisit known populations and to locate new populations. A total of 2,035 individuals in 38 populations were documented, including 663 seedlings, 705 non-flowering

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Volume 88 — Issue 1 (May 2023)

A Morphometric Analysis of the Cyperus squarrosus-Cyperus granitophilus Complex in North America, with the Description of a New Variety of Cyperus squarrosus

Morphometric data were used to investigate the relationship between Cyperus squarrosus and related C. granitophilus, with particular attention to populations of C. granitophilus recently reported from granite outcrops in Texas and Oklahoma. Data for 23 characters (variables) taken from 406 voucher specimens were analyzed using principal component analysis (PCA), discriminate

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