FESTUCEiE, 461 



PI. Gram. 19G (1855). P. macerlixuwo, Jouru. Bot. 15 : 350 (1877). 

 P. maritimns ]\Iabille, Eech. PI. Corse, fasc. 2:42 (18G7-9). P. 

 martmicensis Triu. Steud. Nom. Ed. 2, 2: 324 (1841). P. mmiri- 

 tanica Kwnih, Rev. Gram. 1:80(1829). P. Nmja Trin. Steud. 

 Norn. Ed. 2. 2:324 (1841). P. nepaJensis Nees, 8teud. Syn. 

 PL Gram. 19(j (1855). P. nigricans Mabille, Kech. PI. Corse, fasc. 

 2:44 (1867-9). P. nudns Nees, Fl. Afr. Austr. 35G (1841). P. 

 occiclentalis Trin. Stend. Norn. Ed. 2, 2: 324 (1841). P. jmmila 

 Willk. Iber lialb. 157. P. Eoxhurghii 8teud. Norn. Ed. 2, 

 2:324 (1841). P. ruscinonensis Mabille, Eech. PI. Corse, fasc. 

 2:41 (1867-9). P. spjendens Mabille 1. c. P. vulgaris "Txm. 

 Fund. Agrost. 134 (1820). P. WiUkonunianuH Mabille, Eech. PI. 

 Corse, fasc. 2:58 (1867-9). Aruudo altissima Bentli. Cat. PL 

 Pyr. 62 (1826). Arundo hengaUnsis Boj. Hort. Manrit. 368 (1837). 

 Arundo grceca Link, Linn. 9:136 (1834). Arundo isiaca Delile, 

 FL Aeg. Illustr. 82 (1824). Arundo maxima Forsk. Fl. Aeg. Arab. 

 24 (1775). Arundo palustris Salisb. Prod. 24 (1796). Arundo 

 Pseudophragmites Lejeime, Fl. Spa, 64. Arundo pungens Auct. 

 Steud. Nom. Ed. 2, 1 : 144 (1841). Arundo rivularis Auct. 1. c. 

 Arundo Vallatovia S. F. Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. PL 2: 128 (1821). 

 Arundo vulgaris Lam. FL Fr. 3:615 (1778). Arundo vulnerans 

 Gilib. Exercit. 2:541 (1776). Czernya arundinacea Presl, Gyp. 

 et Gram. Sicul. 22 (1818). Oxgantlte japonica Steud. Syn. PL 

 Gram. 197 (1855). 



Culms 2-3 m. high. Blades often 3 cm. wide. Panicles loose 

 or dense, slightly nodding, often purplish, 15-35 cm. long; rays 

 very numerous. Spikelets 3-5-flovvered, 14-18 mm. long, the silky 

 hairs as long as the florets, glumes with nerves anastomosing toward 

 the apex, the empty ones 3-nerved, first 5 mm. long, second 8 mm. 

 long, more or less; floral glume 5-nerved, about 12 mm. long. 



Ontario, Foioler; New York, Clinton for Clark 1301, Beal 92, 

 93; Michigan, Cooley, Farwell, Clark 727; Florida, Sin^json 158; 

 South Dakota, Duffey; Montana, Anderson 1; Washington, Lake-y 

 Lower California, Palmer 38. 



New York to Mexico and the Eocky Mountains, northern Eu- 

 rope and Asia, Japan, Australia. 



