102 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Elysian; Taylor 19, Ely sian; Ballard 24, Chaska; Ballard 495, 

 Prior's lake, Scott Co.; Taylor 620, Minnesota lake; MacM. 

 and Slield. 53, Brainerd; Kassube 252, Minneapolis; Bailey 19, 

 Vermilion lake; Bailey 535, Long lake; Sheldon, 1620, Ram- 

 sey Co. 



Heleocharis palustris (Linn.) R. Br. var. glaiicescens 



(WiLLD. ) Gray, Man. ed. v, 558 (1868). 

 Scirpus glaucescens Willd. Enum. 76 (1809). 

 Meocharis glaucescens E. and S. Mant. II, 89 (1824). 

 E. calva TORR. Fl. N. Y. II, 346 (1843). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 575; Britt., Fl. ^^. J. 262: Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 151; Mac, Fl. Can. TI, 96: Britt., Jour. Micro. Soc. N. Y. V, 103: 

 Webb., Appx. Neb. 24. 



North America: With type east of Minn, and S. of 

 Nipigon river, also in Nebraska. 



Minn, valley: Reported from N. E. district; infrequent 

 or rare; localities with the typical form. 



Heleocharis ovata (Roth.) R. Br. Prodr. I, 80 (1810). 

 Scirpus capitatus Schreb. Spic. Lips. 60 (1771). 

 .S. compressus Moench, Meth. 349(1794). 

 S. animus Thuill. Fl. Par. ed. 2, I, 22 (1799). 

 S. ovatus Roth. Cat. II, 5 (1800). 

 S. nutans Berg. Fl. Pyr. I, 43 (1803). 

 S. soloniensis Dub. Meth. Ort. 295 (1803). 

 S. turgidus Pers. Syn. I, 66 (1805). 

 S. multicaulis Gmel. Fl. Bad. 96 (1805). 

 S. obtusus Willd. Enum. I, 76 (1809). 

 Meocharis obtusa Schultes, Mant. II, 89 (1824). 

 Clavula ovata Du3i. Fl. Belg. 143 (1827). 

 Eleogenus ovatus Nees, Linn. IX, 294 (1834). 

 Ekocharis cliandra Wright, Torr. Bull. X, 101 (1883). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 574; Webb., Fl. Neb. 99; Britt., 

 Fl. N. J. 262; Mac, Fl Can. 95; Wats., Fl. Calif. II, 222; Chap., Fl. S. St. 

 518; Upham, Fl. Minn. 1.50; Richt., PI. Eur. 143: Herd., Fl. Russ. Eur. 138; 

 Engl. Pax, Nat. PHanz. II, 2, 112; Mac, Fl. Can. II, 372; Cov., Fl. Ark. 

 229; Britt., Journ. N. Y. Micro. Soc. V, 102; R. and S., Syst. II, 152. 

 Central Europe, Siberia and India. 

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

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

 Dak., Neb., Ark. and Tex. ; Brit. Col. to Oregon, Plumas Co., 

 Calif., and Yosemite. 



Minn, valley: Forest district; infrequent; in wet places. 

 Herb. : Ballard 439, Prior's lake, Scott Co. 



IRIA Rich. Pers. Syn. I, 65 (1805). 



Fiinbristylis Vaiil, Enum. II, 285 (1806). 

 Abildgraardia Vaiil, 1. c. 296 (1806). 



