CENT. XV. 191 
1423, Var. prolifera, with neutral glumes 
among the heads, they are lanc, acum. elongate, 
8 to 4 imbricate. 
1424, Trist. fulvum Raf. J. nodosus O. 
Canada to Virg. all the akin sp. are often blen- 
ded in this by our botanists, it differs from last 
by stem less leafy, leaves nodose, heads 1 to 3 
not echinate nor globose, fulvous not brown. 
1425, Trist. album Raf. J. acum. El. poly- 
ceph. Short! glaucum, caule folioso compresso 
fol. longissimis angustis compressis nodosis, ca- 
pitulis 3-5 pedunc. paucifl. albescens,bract. lanc. 
aristatis, cal. echinatis.—Kentuchy to Carol. 
slender pedal, leaves 6 to 8 uncial. 
1426, Trist. gladiatum Raf. J. polyceph. 
Elliot— caule folioso compresso striato, fol. gla- 
diatis compressis nodulosis, capitulis pluris pan- 
iculatis divaric. sess. et ped. globosis echinatis 
fuscofulvis—Carol. Florida, robust,leaves broad 
pedal, panicie of 20 to 40 heads. 
1427, Trist. striatum Raf. (fluitans Mx. non 
Dec. vertic. et polyceph. auct) caule teres sub- 
folioso, fol. filif. vix nodosis, umbella composita 
3-7fida, capit. sess. et ped, vix glob. pallidis, 
calic. striatis acum.—Caneda to Carol. slender 
stems and leaves. 
1428, Trist. macrocarpon Raf. J. acum. 
Mx. O. sed non El. sylvaticus Mg. non Wild.— 
Canada to Alabama: the synonymy of all these 
sp. is in utter confusion, I have set aside the 
specific names nodosum, polyceph. acum. &c 
which apply to nearly all. 
1429, Trist. stellatum Raf. caule filif. folioso, 
fol. tenuis filif. umbella stellata, capit. paucis 
stellatis paucifl. cal. lanc. acutis—Allegh. Mts. 
semipedal, leaves short, heads small few 1 to 7, 
fulvescent. 
