PLANTS 0;F SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. 221 



Northern counties in shady moist ground, and reported from 

 Monmouth and Ocean counties by Knieskern. 

 Pine Barrens. — Landisville (T), probably introduced. 



Muhlenbergia tenuiffora (Willd.). Slender Muhlenbergia. 



Agrostis tenuiUora Willdenow, Sp.-Pl. I. 364. 1798 [North America]. 

 Muhlenbergia tenuiUora Knieskern 27- — Britton 287. — Keller and Brown — 41. 



Shady ground ; frequent in the northern counties and rare in 



the Middle district. Reported by Knieskern from Ocean and 



Monmouth Counties. 



Fl. — Late July to mid-September. 



Middle District. — Swedesboro. 



Muhlenbergia diffusa Willd. Nimble Will. 



Muhlenbergia diffusa Willdenow, Sp. PI. 1:320. 1797 [Pennsylvania]. — 

 Knieskern 27- — Torrey, Fl. N. Y. 15. 1819. — Britton 287. 



Frequent in dry shady ground in the northern counties and 

 occasionally southward in the Middle district and Coastal Strip. 

 Fl. — Late August to late September. 



Middle District. — New Egypt, Birmingham, Swedesboro, Mickleton (H). 

 Coast Strip. — Forked River, Anglesea, Cape May (OHB). 



Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Long-awned Hair-Grass. 



Stipa capillaris Lamark, Tabl. Encycl. I. 158. 1791 [Carolina.]. 



Stipa sericea Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. I. yz- 1814. 



Agrostis sericea Muhlenberg Cat. 10. 1813. — Muhlenberg Gram. 64. 1817. 



Willis 72. 

 Trichochloa capillaris Torrey, Fl. U. S. I. 93. 1824. 

 Muhlenbergia capillaris Britton 287. 



Rare and local; occurs also in Hudson Co., at Snake Hill and 

 Little Snake Hill. 



Fl. — Probably during September. 



Middle District. — ^Woodbury. 



Pine Barrens. — Eighth St., Hammonton. 



BRACHYELYTRUM Beauvols. 



Brachyelytrum erectum Schreb. Brachyelytrum. 



PI. X., Fig. 5. 



Muhlenbergia erecta Schreber, Bescher. Gras. II. 139 pi. 50. 1810 [Mts. of 



Penna.].— Barton, Fl. Phila. I. 40. 1818. 

 Brachyelytrum aristatum Knieskern 37. — Willis 72. — Britton 287. 



