GRAM IN EM 193 



Crypsis aculcata, Ait. A native of sandy shores 

 in Southern Europe. It is widely spread in the Old 

 World. In England only a grain-introduced alien. 



[Cynodon Dactylon, Pers. Native on the seashores 

 of Cornwall, Devon, and Dorset. It is more common 

 in Britain as a casual on roadsides, village greens, 

 and such-like localities, in all of which it is introduced. 

 It is naturalised and spreading in scattered districts in 

 many other parts of the world.] 



Cynosurus echinatus, L. Native on cliffs, and dry 

 pastures near the sea in Jersey and Normandy, and 

 probably other parts of Europe. Much more common 

 in the South of Europe and the Orient as a weed in 

 dry cultivated fields. To its presence in the grain 

 districts of South - East Europe and Asia Minor 

 is due the large number of localities in which it has 

 been recorded throughout England as a grain-intro- 

 duction. 



Echinaria capitata, Desf. A grain alien, recorded 

 by Mrs. Baker at Oulton. Native of dry hills in 

 the Mediterranean region. 



Eleusine indica, Gaertn. A very widely extended 

 weed of tropical and sub-tropical regions. Occasionally 

 introduced with merchandise into Britain. 



Elymus caput-MedussB, L. A native of sandy and 

 rocky places from the Mediterranean area to Turkestan 

 and a weed of cultivated ground in Southern and Central 

 Europe. In England it is only known as a rare casual, 

 probably introduced with grain. It has the same 



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