54 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Living species: 5; America, 3 endem. ; Old World, tem- 

 perate regions, 1; tropical regions, 1; U. S., 4; Atlantic States, 

 3; Tex., 1. 



Homalocenchrus oryzoides (LiNN.) POLL. Fl. Palat, I. 

 52 (1776). 



Phalaris oiyzoides LINN. Spec. 55 (1753). 

 Ehrhartia clandestine WIGG. Fl. Hoist. 695 (1780). 

 Asprella oryzoides LAM. 111. I. 167 (1791). 

 Persia oryzoides Sw. PI. Ind. Occ. 1. 132 (1797). 

 Oryza clandestina A. BR. Asch. Fl. Brand. 799 (1864). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 635; Britt., Fl. N. J. 284; Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 105; Upham, Fl. Minn. 159; Wats., Fl. Calif. II. 262; Mac., Fl. 

 Can. II. 184; Vas. Ag. Grasses U. S. 34; Chap., Fl. So. St. 548; Engl., 

 Hackel, Nat. Pflanz. II. 2, 41; Richt., PL Eur. I. 28; Nym., Fl. Eur.; Hook., 

 Fl. Gt. Brit. 471; Led., Fl. Ross. IV. 466; Cov., Fl. Ark. 233; Hart., Fl. 

 Scand. I. 571; Vas., Mon. 41. 



Northern, Central and Southern Europe; Temperate 

 Asia; N. Africa. 



North America: Newf., N. S., N. Br., Q. f Ont. to 

 Saskatchewan; Oregon to Calif.; Atl. Region to Fla. and W. to 

 Missouri river valley. 



Minn, valley: Throughout, principally in forest dis- 

 trict; sloughs and marshes. 



HERB. : Taylor 1159, Glenwood; Oestlund 221-222, Hen- 

 nepin Co. ; Sandberg 557, Red Wing. 



Homalocenchrus yirginicus (WILLD.) BRITT. Fl. N. J. 2b5 



(1890). 



Leersia virginica WILLD. Spec. I. 325(1797). 

 Asprella virginica R. and S. Syst. II. 266 (1817). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 635; Upham, Fl. Minn. 159; Webb. 

 Fl. Neb. 105; Mac., Fl. Can. II. 184; Chap., Fl. So. St. 548; Vas. Ag. Grasses 

 U. S. 34; Cov., Fl. Ark. 233; Vas., Mon. 41. 



North America: Newf. to Maine, N. Y., N. J., Penn. 

 and Fla.; W. to Ont,, Ott., Minn., Neb., Ark., La. and Tex. 



Minn, valley: Forest district; rare or infrequent; low 

 and marshy woodland. 



HERB.: Oestlund 220, Hennepin Co.; Sandberg 556, 

 Goodhue Co. 



PHALARIS LINN. Gen. 38 (1737). 



Digraphis THIN. Fund. Agr. 127 (1820). 

 Baldingera GAERTN. Mey. et. Schreb., Fl. Wett. (1799). 

 Typhodes MOENCH, Meth. 201 (1794). 



Benth. and Hook., Gen. PL III. 1138; Durand.. Ind. Gen. Phan. 468; 

 Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 2, II. 43 (Hackel). 



