LIST OF THE PLANTS COLLECTED 37 



*59 Poa interior Rybd. Meadow Grass. 



Rare, shady valley elevation 3,600 ft. in Slim Buttes Forest 



Reserve. 

 *6o Poa laevigata Scribn. 



In shady valleys in Slim Buttes, abundant. 

 6 1 Poa ncrvosa (Hook.) Vasey. 



Rare in shaded valleys in the Slim Buttes. 



[Poa triflora Gilib. Fowl Meadow Grass. 



Reported by Fromme.] 

 *62 Poa Sheldonii Vasey. Western Blue Grass. 



With P. interior; also collected by Fromme. 



63 Pnccinellia airoides (Xutt) Wats & Coult. 



Frequent about the ravines of buttes and on wet soil. 



64 Schedonnardus panicnlatns (Nutt.) Trel. 



Occasional in grasslands. 



65 Spartina gracilis Trin. Cord, Slough or Marsh grass. 



Abundant on well-drained soils near water throughout the 

 county. Flowers grade from red to white in color. 

 68 Sporobolus asperifolius Thurber. Dropseed Grass. 

 Rare on the steppe. Collected by Fromme also. 



67 $porvbolus~brevifoliuis (Nutt.) Scribn. 



Infrequently widely scattered. Grows in clumps along 'cut 

 banks. 



68 Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. Needle, Spear or Devil's Grass. 



Predominant in certain areas especially those where the soil 

 is somewhat sandy; also those sections which have been over pas- 

 tured by sheep. 



12. CYPERACEAE (Sedge Family) 



*69 Care.\- abbre-riata Prescott. 



Rare in West Short Pines. 

 70 Care.r a urea Nutt. 



Rare on springy ground at low altitudes about the buttes. 

 *7i Carc.\- deflexa Farwellii Brit.? 



Common in mesophytic gullies in the Cave Hills. 



72 Carex festucacea Willd. 



Infrequent along the Little Missouri and streams in the 

 Short Pines. 



73 Care.r grarida Bailey. 



Rare- in Moreau Vallev. 



