94 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 569; Britt., Fl. N. J. 260; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 150: Mac, Fl. Can., II. 93 ; Britt., Torr. Bull. XIII, 205; Webb. , 

 Appx. Keb. 24. 



North America: N. Br. to Owen Sound; S. to N. J. 

 andFla.; W. to Minn., Neb., N. Mex. and Tex.; Sacramento 

 and San Francisco, Calif. 



Minn, valley: Reported from S. E. and forest district; 

 banks of lakes, sandy beaches. 



ERIOPHORUM Linn. Gen. 34 (1737). 

 Liuagrostis Adans. Fam. II, 41 (1763). 

 Tricliopliorum Pers. Syn. I, 69 (1805). 

 Benth. and Hook., Gen. PI. Ill, 1052; Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 457; 

 Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 2. II, 111. (Pax). 



Living species: 13; Europe, extratropical Asia and N. 

 America. Europe, 8; Russia, 8; Russian Europe, 8; N. Amer- 

 ica, 10-11; Canada, 9-10; S. Sts., 2; Rocky mts., 2; E. Sts., 7; 

 California, 2; PL King., 1. 



Eriophorum virginiciim Linn. Spec. 52 (1753). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 583; Britt., Fl. N. J. 265; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 152; Webb., Fl Neb. 98; Chap., Fl. S. St. 521; Mac, Fl. Can. II, 

 105: Engl. Pax, Nat. Pflanz. II, 2, 111. 



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

 Saskatchewan; S. to N. J., Fla. ; W. to Minn., Neb. and Tex. 



Minn, valley: Reported from S. E. district; doubtful; 

 bogs and marshes. 



Eriophorum gracile Koch, Roth. Cat. II. 259 (1800). 



Linagvostis panindata var. B. Lam. Fl. Fr. Ill, 555 (1778). 

 Eriophorum triquetrum Hoppe, Taschenb. 106 (1800). 

 E. uncjustifolium Tork. Fl. N. Y. II, 359 (1843). 

 E. gracile var. paucinervium Engelm. Gray's Man. ed. 2, 502 (1852). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 583: Mac, Fl.Can. II, 106; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 152; Wats., Fl. Calif. II, 220; Coult., Fl. Colo. 368; Britt., Fl. 

 N. J. 266; Richt., PI. Eur. 136; Hook., Fl. Gt. Brit. 446: Led., Fl. Ross. 

 IV, 255: Trautv., Fl. Sib. 122; Herd., Fl. Eur. Russ. 138; Hart., Fl.Scand. 

 I, 450; Webb , Appx. Neb. 24; Rothr., Alask. 4.57. 



Northern and central Europe; Siberia. 

 North America: Newf. and N. S. to Hudson Straits, 

 Saskatchewan, Arctic sea and Ft. Wrangel, Alaska; S. to N. 

 J., Minn., Neb. and Mo. 



Minn, valley: Forest district; bogs and edges of 

 marshes. 



Herb.: Ballard 483, Prior's lake, Scott Co.; Taylor 

 57,9, Mud Lake, Waseca Co. ; Ballard 114, Chaska; Taylor 87, 

 Elysian ; Sheldon 340, Madison Lake; Lcibcrg 83, Blue Earth 

 Co. ; Sandberg 522, Chisago lake. 



