214 METASPERMA*E OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



BailloD, Hist. PL IX, 200 (sub Amarantiis); Benth, and Hook., Gen. 

 PI. Ill, 29; Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 334. 



Living species: 4-5; N. America to Trinidad. S. Sts., 

 4; E. Sts., 3; Rocky mts., 1; Canada, 2. 



Acnide tamarisciiia (Nutt.) Wood, Bot. 289 (1874). 



Amarantus tamariscinus "Nutt. Trans. Am. PhiL Soc. V, 165 (1837). 

 Acnida tuberculata, rusocarpa and cannabina var. concatenata MoQ.- 

 Tand. DC. Prodr. xiii, II, 277, 278 (1849). 



Montelia tamariscina var. concatenata Gray, Man. ed. IV, 413 

 (1858). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 429; Upham, Fl. Minn. 118; Mac, 

 Fl. Can. I, 397; Webb., Fl. Neb. 114; Coult., Fl. Colo. 305; Cov., Fl. Ark. 

 214. 



North America: Ont. to Ohio, Alabama and La. ; W. to 



Minn., Dak., Neb., Ark. and Mo. 



Minn, valley: S. central and S. E. districts; gravelly 

 or sandy shores. 



Herb.: Sandherg 478, Red Wing; Holzinger 196, Wi- 

 nona. 



FROELICHIA Moench, Meth. 50 (1794). 

 Oplotheca Nutt. Gen. II, 78 (1818). 

 Hoplotheca Spreng. Syst. Cur. Post. 52 (1827). 

 Balllon, Hist. PL IX, 212; Benth. and Hook., Gen. PI. Ill, 41; Durand, 

 Ind. Gen. Phan. 335. 



Living species: 10; America, warmer regions; Minn, 

 to Brazil. S. Sts., 1; Rocky mts., 1; E. Sts., 2; PI. Wheel., 1; 

 N. Amer. excl. Mex., 4. 



Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq. DC. Prodr. XIII, 2, 



420 (1849). 



Oplotheca floridana Nutt. Gen. II, 78(1818). 

 Gomphrema flr)Hdana SPRKT!fO. Syst. I, 824 (1825). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 430; Coult., Fl. Colo. 305; Upham, 

 Fl.Minn. 118; Webb., Fl. Neb. 114; Chap., Fl. S. St. 384; Roth., Wheel. 

 Exp. 234; Cov., Fl. Ark. 214. 



North America: S. Minn, to Colo., Neb., Ark., Tex., 

 Fla., Ga., Ills, and Wise. 



Minn, valley: Reported from N. E. district; infre- 

 quent; dry places. 



Herb. : Sandherg 479, Goodhue Co. 



AMARANTHi:S Linn. Gen. 716 (1737). 

 Aint>lo^'.Viic Raf. Fl. Tell. 42 (1836). 

 KiM'rneria Moench, Meth. 351 (1794). 

 Ssirratia M()(^-TAND. DC. Prodr. xiii, II, 255 (1849). 

 Ciloiiierariii Cov. Leccum, 319 (1802). 

 Pyxidiuiii Mokncii, Meth. 3.58 (1794). 



