54 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Living species: 5; America, 3 endem. ; Old World, tem- 

 perate regions, 1; tropical regions, 1; U. S., 4; Atlantic States, 

 3; Tex.. 1. 



Homalocenchrus oryzoides (Linn.) Poll. F1. Palat., I. 

 52 (1776). 



Phalaris oryzoides LiKX. Spec. 55 (1753). 

 Ehrhartia dandestina Wigg. F1. Hoist. 695 (1780). 

 Asprella oryzoides Lam. 111. I. 167 (1791). 

 Leersia oryzoides Sw. Fl. Ind. Occ. I. 132 (1797). 

 Oryza dandestina A. Br. Asch. Fl. Braod. 799 (1864). 

 "Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 635: Britt., Fl. N. J. 284; Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 105; Upham, Fl. Minn. 159; Wats., Fl. Calif. II. 262; Mac, Fl. 

 Can. II 184: Vas. Ag. Grasses U. S. 34; Chap., Fl. So. St. 548: Engl., 

 Hackel, Nat. Pflanz. II. 2, 41; Richt., PI. Eur. I. 28; Nym., Fl. Eur.; Hook., 

 FL Gt. Brit. 471; Led., Fl. Ross. IV. 466: Gov., Fl. Ark. 233: Hart., Fl. 

 Scand. I. 571: Vas., Mon. 41. 



Northern. Central and Southern Europe; Temperate 

 Asia; N. Africa. 



North America: Newf., N. S., N. Br., Q., Ont. to 

 Saskatchewan; Oregon to Calif.; Atl. Region to Pla. and W. to 

 Missouri river valley. 



Minn, valley: Throughout, principally in forest dis- 

 trict; sloughs and marshes. 



Herb.: Taylor 1159, Glenwood; Oestlund 221-222, Hen- 

 nepin Co. ; Sandberg 557, Red Wing. 



Homalocenchrus Tirginicus (Willd.) Britt. Fl. N. J. 285 



(1890). 



Leersia virginica Willd. Spec. I. 32t(1797i. 

 Asprella virginica R. and S. Syst. II. 266 (1817). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 635; Upham, Fl. Minn. 159: Webb. 

 Fl. Neb. 105: Mac, Fl. Can. II. 184; Chap., Fl. So. St. 548: Vas. Ag. Grasses 

 U. S. 34: Cov., Fl. Ark. 233: Vas., Mon. 41. 



North America: Newf. to Maine, N. Y.. N. J.. Penn. 

 and Fla. ; W. to Ont., Ott.. Minn.. Neb., Ark., La. and Tex. 



Minn, valley: Forest district; rare or infrequent; low 

 and marshy woodland. 



Herb. : Oestlund 220, Hennepin Co. ; Scmdbenj 556, 

 Goodhue Co. 



PHALARIS Linn. Gen. 38 (1737). 



Di^nipliis Tkin. Fund. Agr. 127 (1820). 

 Baldiii^'cra Gaektn. Mey. et. Schreb., Fl. Wott. (1799). 

 TypliocU's MoENCii, Meth. 201 (1794). 

 B.;nth. and Hook., (fen. PL III. 1138: Duraiid. Ind. (ien. /Vmii. 468; 

 Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pjianz. 2, II. 43 (Hackel,'. 



