GRASSES. 363 
SIBERIA, JAPAN. 
Canadian zone to Louisianian area. Newfoundland, Ontario, Manitoba, south and 
west to Florida and Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain principally; copious in water (2 to 3 feet deep) in the estu- 
aries of the rivers emptying into Mobile Bay. June to July. Perennial. ? 
Type locality: “ Ilab. in Jamaicae, Virginiae inundatis.” 
Economic uses: Valuable for its highly nutritious seeds. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
ZIZANIOPSIS Doell & Aschers.in Mart. Fl. Bras. 2, pt.2:12. 1871. 
One species, warmer temperate North America; Brazil. 
Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.) Doell & Aschers.; Baill. Hist. P1].12:293. 1893, 
WATER MILLET, 
Zizania miliacea Michx. FL, Bor. Am. 1:74. 1803. 
Louisianian area. North Carolina to Florida, west to eastern Florida and Arkan- 
sas. 
ALABAMA: Lower Pine belt. Coast piain. In shailow still-flowing water and 
marshes bordering streams. Mobile County, river delta. Baldwin County, Stock- 
ton. June and July; frequent. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in aquosis Americae septentrionalis.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
HOMALOCENCHRUS Mieg.; Hall. Hist. Stirp. Helv.2:201. 1768. 
(LEERSIA Sw. Nov. Gen. et Sp. 21. 1788. Not Hedwig. 1782.) 
Five species; perennial marsh grasses of temperate and warmer regions, mostly 
American. 
Homalocenchrus virginicus (Willd.) Britton, Trans. N. Y. Acad. Sci.9:14. 1889, 
WHITE GRASS. 
Leersia virginica Willd. Sp, Pl. 1:325. 1797. 
EN.Sk.1:100. Gray, Man. ed. 6,635. Chap. Fl. 548. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 
2:512. Scribner, Grass. Tenn. 2:59, ¢. 77, f. 68. 
Canadian zone to Louisianian area. Newfoundland, Ontario, and New England, 
west to Minnesota and Nebraska; south to Florida and Texas. 
ALABAMA: Over the State. Swampy woods, shady borders of ponds. Cullman, 
Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, and Mobile counties. July to September; common. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in America boreali.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Homalocenchrus oryzoides (L.) Pollich, Hist. Pl. Palat. 1:52. 1776. 
R1CE-LIKE CUTGRASS. 
Phalaris oryzoides L. Sp. P1.1:55. 1753. 
Leersia oryzoides Sw. F1, Ind. Occ, 1: 132. 
Ell. Sk. 1:101. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 635. Chap, Fl. 548. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 
2:511. Wats. Bot. Calif. 2: 262. Seribner, Grass. Tenn. 2: 60, t. 17, f. 67. 
EUROPE, TEMPERATE ASIA, NORTH AFRICA, WEST INDIES. 
Canadian zone to Louisianian area. Newfoundland, Ontario, and New England 
(Mount Desert Island); west to Nebraska, Oregon, and California, and throughout 
the Atlantic States south to Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: All over the State. Alluvial districts, swamps. Montgomery and 
Mobile counties. July to September. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia paludibus nemorosis.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Homalocenchrus hexandrus (Sw.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. P].2:773. 1891. 
SOUTHERN CUTGRASS. 
Leersia herandra Sw. Gen. et Sp. Pl. 21. 1788. 
Chap. F1.549. Vasey, Contr. Nat. Herb.3:41. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:512, 
West INDIES, MEXICO TO ARGENTINA, AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA. 
Louisianian area. Florida to Texas. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Open swamps. Mobile County, river marshes. June to 
August. Local; not frequent. 
Type locality not ascertained. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
