LIST OF HIGHER SEED-PROUUCING PLANTS. 91 



Galilea Paklat. Palerm. I, 297 (1845). 

 Papyru.s Willd. Abh. Ac. Wiss. Bed. 70 (1812-13). 

 Borobora Steud. Syn. Glum. II, 71 (1855). 

 Hydrosclioenus Zoll. et INTork. Verz. PI. Zoll. 95 (1828?). 

 Diclidiimi Schrad. Mart. Fl. Bras. II, 1, 51 |1829). 

 Toruliniuin Desv. Ham. Prodr Ind. Occ. 15 (1825). 

 Benth. and Hook., Gen. PI. Ill, 1043: Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 456; 

 Eng-ler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 2, II, 107 (Pax); Schenck, Palaeopliyt. 383. 

 Living species: 400; tropical and temperate regions. 

 Europe, 24; Rassia. 14; Russian Europe. 6; U. S., 60; S. Sts., 

 41; E. Sts., 25; California, 11-14; Canada, 8; Rocky mts., 3; 

 P. King, 3; PI. Wheel., 7. 



Fossil species: "? Miocene, Oeningen — Cyperites. 



Cyperus speciosus Vahl, Enum. II, 253 (1806). 



C. strigosus Lam. 111. I, 726 (1791). 

 C. erythrorhizos ToRR. Fl. I, 61 (1824). 

 C. michauxianus Torr. Fl. N. Y. II, 339 (1843). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 572; Britt., Fl. N. J. 261; Upham 

 (C michmtxianus Schultes for Torr.?), Fl. Minn. 150?; Chap., Fl. S. St. 

 507; Wats., Fl. Calif. II, 215; Webb., Fl. Neb. 99; Britt., Torr. Bull. 

 XIII, 214. 



North America: N. Eng. to Fla. ; W. to Minn., Neb., 

 Tex., N. Mex. ; Gila and Rio Colorado to Ft. Yuma. 



Minn, valley: Reported from S. central district; low 

 and sandy shores. 



Herb. : '?Sandberg 509, Red Wing. 



Cjperus strigosus Linn. Spec. 47 (1753). 



C. flavicomus Michx. Fl. N. Am. I, 27 (1803). 

 C. michauxianus Schultes, Mant. II, 123(1824). 

 C. stenolepis Wats. Fl. Calif. II, 215 (1880). 

 Wats, and Coult , Gray's Man. 6 ed.571; Britt., Fl. N. J. 261; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 150: Mac, Fl. Can. II, 94; Chap., Fl. S. St. 507; Cov., Fl. Ark. 

 229; Britt., Torr. Bull. XIII, 211; Webb., Appx. Neb. 24. 



North America: Greenland and N. S. to Hudson Bay 

 and Saskatchewan; S. to N. Eng., N. J. and Pla. ; W. to Minn., 

 Neb., Tex. and Pac. coast. 



Minn, valley: Forest district; not infrequent; damp 

 places along streams. 



Herb. : Sheldon 1070, Springfield; Herrick 321, Minne- 

 tonka; Sandberg 508, Goodhue Oo. 



Cyperus strigosus Linn. var. compressus Britt. Torr. 

 Bull. XIII, 211 (1887). 

 Britt., Fl. N. J. 261. 



N. J. and Penn. to Minn. 



Minn, valley: Rej)orted from S. Minn. ; damp or drier 

 places. 



