86 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Agropyrum violaeeum (Horn.) Lange, ex. Richt. PI. Eur. 

 I, 123 (1890). 



Triticum violaeeum Horn. F1. Dan. 2014 (1827?). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 672: Mac, Fl. Can. II, 213 ; Coult-, 

 Fl. Colo., 426: Wats., Fl. Calif. II, .324; Uphara, Fl. Minn. 169: Richt., PL 

 Eur. I, 123. 



N. Scandinavia. 



North America; Q., Man., Assiniboia to Rockies, N. 

 W. T. and Grinnell Land— 81° 44' N. lat. ; Greenland; S. to N. 

 Eng. and mts. of N. Y. ; W. to Lake Superior region. Minn, and 

 Dak. 



Minn, valley : Throughout; forest openings and rail- 

 way embankments; infrequent. 



Herb.: Sheldon 979, Sleepy Eye; MacM. and Sheld. 2, 

 Brainerd; Bailey Jf-OJ^ Agate Bay. 



Agropyrum glauciim (Desf.) R. and S. var. occideutale 



Vas. and Scrib. 



A. repens AuCT. in part. 



Iriticum repens var. glaucum Vas. Cat. (1885). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 671; Britt., Fl. N. J. 298: Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 100; Coult., Fl. Colo. 425; Wats., Fl. Calif. II, 323; Yas., Ag. 

 Grasses U. S. 75; Mac, Fl. Can. II, 242; Upham, Fl. Minn. 169; Engl. 

 Hackel, Nat. Pflanz. II, 2, 79; Richt., PI. Eur. I, 123 (spec); Hook., Fl. 

 Gt. Brit. 504 (spec); Led., Fl. Ross. lY, 340 (spec): Trautv., Fl. Sib. 133 

 (spec). 



Species in Europe and Asia. 



North America: N. S., Q., Ont. to Man., Brit. Col. 

 and Arctic sea?; S. to N. J. and Va. ; W. to Cal., Oregon and 



Utah. 



Minn, valley: Throughout; fields and sterile places. 



Herb.: Ballard 316, Belle Plaine; Sheldon 1377, Ltaike 

 Benton; Sheldon 463, Madison Lake, Blue Earth Co.; MacM. 

 and Sheld. 17, Brainerd; Bailey 511, Agate Bay; Sandherg 587, 

 Red Wing; 588, Red Wing. 



HORDEUM Linn. Gen. 45 (1737). 



Critlio E. Mey. Ind. Hort. Regiom. (1848). 

 Zeooriton Beauv. Agrostogr. 114 (1812). 

 Crite.si..ii Raf. Journ. Phys. LXXXIX, 103(1819). 

 Crithop.si.s Jauu. et Spacii, 111. Or. IV, 30 (1855). 

 Cnviera Koel. Gram. Gall, et Germ. 328 (1802). 

 Benth. and Hook., Gen. PL III, 1206: Durand, Iml. Gen. I'han. 480; 

 Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pfianz. 2, II, 86 (Hackel). 



Living species: 16; temperate Asia, Europe, N. Africa, 

 N. and S. America. Europe, 10; N. America, 5; Canada 3; 

 California, 3; E. Sts., 2; Rocky mts., 2; S. Stn., 1; PL King, 3; 

 PI. Wheel., 2. 



