388 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 
LOLIUM L. Sp. P1.88. 1753. 
Six species temperate Europe, Western Asia, North Africa, 
Lolium perenne L. Sp. P1.1: 88. 1753, PERENNIAL RAY GRASS. 
Gray, Man. ed.6, 671. Chap. Fl. ed, 3,618. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb, 22549, Serib- 
ner, Grass. Tenn. 2: 121, t. 44, f. 174, 
Sparingly escaped in Canada and the eastern United States. 
ALABAMA: Mobile and Cullman counties. May, June; perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in Europa ad agrorum versuras solo fertili.” 
Economic uses: Valuable for pasture and lawn. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr, 
Lolium temulentum L, Sp. Pl. 1:83. 1753. Poison DARNEL, 
Gray, Man. ed. 6, 671. Chap. Fl. ed. 3,618, Wats. Bot. Calif. 2: 323, 
EurRopPE, WESTERN Asta, NORTH AFRICA, 
Introduced with grain and sparingly naturalized in Canada, British Columbia, 
Oregon, California, and Eastern United States. 
ALABAMA: Collected once in an oat field, Mobile County. The unawned form. 
July; annual. 
Type locality: ‘Hab, in Europae agris inter Hordeum, Linum,” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
HORDEUM L. Sp. Pl. 1:84. 1753. BARLEY. 
Twelve species of cooler temperate regions,mostly of the Old World. 
Hordeum pusillum Nutt. Gen. 1:87, 1818. Dwakr BARLEY. 
Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb, 2:550.  Seribner, Grass, Tenn, 2: 125, ¢. 46, f. 181, 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. ‘Tennessee and North Carolina to Florida, west 
to Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas. Reported from Vancouver Island. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Waste places, roadsides. May; not frequent. 
Type locality ‘On the arid and saline plains of the Missouri.’ 
Herb. Geol. Surv, Herb. Mohr. 
Hordeum murinum L. Sp. Pl. 1:85. 1753. 
ALABAMA: A fugitive from Europe on ballast heaps. Mobile, observed only once. 
Annual, 
Type locality: “Hab. in Europae locis ruderatis.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
ELYMUS L. Sp. P1.1:83. 1753. Ly.in Grass, 
About 30 species, widely distributed over the temperate regions. Northern Hemi- 
sphere. North America, 10 species. 
Elymus virginicus L. Sp. Pl.1:84. 1753, TERRELL GRASS. 
Elymus carolinianus Walt. Fl. Car. 82. 1788, 
Ell. Sk.1:180. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 678. Chap. Fl. 567. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 
2:550. Seribner, Grass. Tenn. 2: 126, t. 46, f. 182, 
Canadian zone ‘to Louisianian area. Nov a Scotia, Ontario, New England, west to 
Minnesota, Nebraska, and south to ‘Texas and F lorida, 
ALABAMA: Allover the State. Banksof streams. Most frequent north of the Cen- 
tral Pine belt. Cullman County. Blount County, Blount Springs. Lee and Mobile 
counties. June; rare. Perennial, 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Elymus striatus Willd. Sp. ?1.1:470. 1797, Witp Ryk. SLENDER LYME GRASs. 
Ell. Sk. 1:180. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 673. Chap. Fl. 567, Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 
2:550. Scribner, Grass. Tenn. 2: 127, t. 46, f. 184. 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area, Ontario and New England, west to Nebraska, 
and south to Florida and ‘Texas. 
ALABAMA: Over the State. Open copses, borders of woods, Lee County, Auburn 
(Baker §° Earle, 594). Montgomery and Mobile counties, May to June; not common. 
Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘ Hab. in America boreal.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb, Mohr. 
Elymus striatus villosus (Muhl.) Gray, Man.60 . Tsds. 
Sorr-HALRY WILD RYE, 
Elymus villosus Muhl. Gram, 175, 1817, 
Gray, Man, ed. 6, 673. 
