442 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



XCIII. VERBENACEAE. Verbena Family. 



Endlicher, Qen. PI. 632(1336-40); Endlicher, 1. c. 639 (Stilhineae); 

 Bentham and Hooker, Gen. Plant. II, 1131 (1876); Baillon, Hist. PL XI, 

 7S (1892). 



Genera: 65 ± ; tropical regions; a few in temperate N. 

 and S. hemisphere; S. rather than N. 



Species: 750-800; 1-2, fossil in Tertiary. 



LEPTOSTACHYA Mitch. Act. Med. Cur. VIII, 212 (1748). 

 Phryma Linn. Diss. Chen. 1092 (1751). 

 Benth. and Hook., Gen. PI. II, 1137; Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 319; O. 

 Kuntze, Bev. Gen. II, 50S; Baillon, Hist. PI. XI, 82. 



Living species: 1; Japan, E. Asia and N. America. 



Leptostacbya leptostachya (Linn.). 



Phryma leptostachya Linn. Spec. 838 (1753). 

 Leptostachya ca.rolinensis OK. Rev. Gen. II, 508 (1891). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 403; Britt., Fl. N. J. 194; Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 140; Upham, Fl. Minn. 103; Mac, Fl. Can. I, 378, 574; Chap., Fl. 

 S. St. 310; Forbes and Hems, Fl. Sin. II, 251; Cov., Fl. Ark. 210; Gray, 

 Syn. Fl. II, 1, 334. 



Japan to N. India, E. Siberia and Manchuria. 



North America: N. Br., Q., Ont. to Owen Sound and 

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

 Miss. 



Minn, valley: Throughout; not infrequent; woods and 

 river banks or shores of lakes. 



Herb. : Ballard 890, St. Bonifacius; Ballard 771, Swan 

 lake. Carver Co. ; Taylor S21, Glenwood; Ballard 403, Jordan, 

 Scott Co. ; Ballard 540, Cleary's lake, Scott Co. ; Sheldon 1095, 

 Springfield; Ballard 425, New Prague, Scott Co.; Sheldon 565, 

 Waseca; Sheldon 890, Sleepy Eye; Taijlor 665, Cobb river, Blue 

 Earth Co.; Oestlund 129, Hennepin Co.; Sandherg 421, Cannon 

 Falls; Kassube 177, Minneapolis; Herb. Moijer 174, 175, Chip- 

 pewa river, near Montevideo. 



YERBENA Linn. Gen. 834 (1737). 

 GlaiHliilaria Gmel. Syst. 920 (1807). 

 Biilardiera Moencii, Meth. 396 (1794). 

 Shuttlewortliia Meissn. Gon. 290 (1836). 

 Uwarowia Bunob, Bull. Acad. Petr. VII, 278 (1840). 

 Benth. and Hook., Gen. PI. 11,1146; Durand, ImZ. (7en. P/mu. 320; 

 Baillon, Hist. PI. XI, 96. 



Living species: 80± ; J, almost cosmopolitan, the rest 

 in tropical and extratropical America, principally North; also 

 1 in Mediterranean region and 1 in Australia. N. America, 15; 

 S. Sts., 9; E. Sts., 7; Rocky Mts., 5; Canada, 4; California, 7-8; 

 Fl. Wheel., 3; PL King, 2; W. Tex., 11. 



