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The Grasses of Illinois 



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111 



Fijjs. 108-111. — 108, H. lenticuluris, inflorescence; 109, K. Icniicularis, spike- 

 let; 110, H. orysoides, spikelet; 111, H. virginicus, spikelet 



Homalocenchrus lenticularis Michx. 

 Catch-fly Grass (Figs. 108 and 109) 



Leersia lenticularis, Michaiix '03, 39; Lapham '57, 544, 560; Patterson '76, 

 49; riagg '78, 279; Brendel '87, 63. 



Culms 2 to 4 feet tall, smooth, usually not branched, the nodes 

 pubescent ; sheaths rough, blades slightly rough, 4 to 12 inches long, 

 8 to 20 mm. wide; panicle 4 to 10 inches long; spikelets very flat, 

 closely overlapping and nearly covering each other, 5 mm. in length. 



This species was reported by Patterson '76 as abundant along the 



river banks from Peoria and Henderson counties southward. In 1904 



it was reported by F. E. McDonald as rare. 



ILLINOIS SPECIMENS: Without locality, EaU. cook CO. Wolf lake, Chicago, 

 Hill, Sept., 1892. hanccck co. Without locality, EJiinger in 1881. Henderson 

 CO. Mississippi river near Oquawka, Patterson, Sept., 1873. kankakee CO. 

 Kankakee, Hill, Aug., 1870. mac on (o. Decatur, Clokeii, Sept., 1898. marion co. 

 Without locality, M. S. Bchh. MAf^ON co. Havana, Sei/monr, Aug., 1886. menard 

 CO. Without locality, Hall in 1861; Athens, Hall in 1861. peorta co. Near Illi- 

 uois river, McDonald in 1904; Peoria, McDonald, Sept., 1901; Peoria, Brendel. 

 ST. CLAIR CO. Payetteville, Brendel; Mascoutah, Welsch. will co. Homer, Hill, 

 Aug., 1911. AVOODPORD CO. Near Upper Ferry, McDonald, Aug., 1889. 



C*ut Grass. 



Homalocenchrus oryzoides (L.) ,Sw. 

 White Grass. False Rice. Eice Cut Grass (Fig. 110) 



Leersia oryzoides, Lapham '57, 544, 560; Babeock '78, 96; Patterson '76, 49; 

 Flagg '78, 279; Brendel '87, 63; Higley ajid Kaddin '91, 140; Huett '97, 129; 

 Gates '12, 354; Gleason '12, 44; Sherff '13, 594. 



Culms 1 to 3 feet long, usually branched, smooth, the nodes pubes- 

 cent; sheaths and l)ladcs usually quite rough, the Ijladcs 3 to 10 inches 

 long and 4 to 10 mm. wide ; spikelets 4 to 5 mm. long. 



