56 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Minn. 171; Engl. Hackel, Nat. Pflanz. II. 2, 44; Hook., Fl. Gt. Brit 473? 

 Trautv, Fl. Sib. 139? Miyabe, Fl. Kur. 269? Wats., King Exp. 393; Roth., 

 Wheel. Exp. 294; Vas., Mon., 43; Rothr., Alaska 458. 



N. Europe and possibly N. Asia and Kurile Isls. 



North America: Labrador and Newf to Hudson Bay 

 and Alaska; S. to N. Eng., N. J.; W. to Gt. Lake region and 

 Oregon to Calif, and Washington. 



Minn, valley: Throughout; common; damp fields and 

 marshy meadows. 



HERB.: Sheldon 175, Eagle Lake, Blue Earth Co.; 

 Menzel 7, Pipestone City; Gedge 17, Detroit, Becker Co. ; Bailey 

 541, Long Lake; Sandberg 596, Goodhue Co. 



ARISTIDA LINN. Gen. ed. V. 88 (1754). 



Chaetaria, Curtopogon, Arthratherum P. -BEAU v. Agros- 

 togr. 30, 32. (1812). 



Streptaclme HBK. Nov. Gen. et Spec. I. 124 (1815). 

 Ortaclme NEES, Seem. Bot. Her. 225 (1857). 

 Stipagrostis NEES. Linn. VII. 290 (1833). 

 Schistachre FIG. ET NOTAK. Mem. Ac. Tur. 2, XII. 252 ( ) 

 Benth. and Hook., Gen. PL III. 1140; Durand, Ind. Gen. Plmn. 469; 

 Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 2, II. 45 (Hackel). 



Living species: 100; warmer regions; few in temper- 

 ate Eur. and Asia; abundant in N. America. Europe, 2; N. 

 America, 29-30; So. Sts., 17; E. Sts., 10; Canada, 3-4; Tex., N. 

 Mex. and Arizona region, 21. 



Aristida purpurea NUTT. Trans. Am. Phil. SDC v. (1837). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 640; Upham, Fl. Minn 164; Vas., 



Ag. Grasses U. S. 41; Coult., Fl. Colo. 407; Webb., Fl. Neb. 105; Mac., Fl. 



Can. II. 190; Roth., Wheel. Exp. 286; Wats., King Exp. 381: Cov., Fl. Ark. 



234. 



North America : Brit. Col. and Colo, to Tex. ; W. to 



Great Basin region; E. to Dak., Minn., Iowa, Neb., Mo. and 

 Ark. 



Minn, valley; S., Central and W. districts; sandy or 

 dry localities. 



HERB.: Sheldon 1379, Lake Ben ton; Leiberg 90, Blue 

 Earth Co. ; Leiberg 91, Rock Co. 



Aristida basiramea ENGELM. Bot. Gaz. IX. 76 (1884). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 640; Webb., Fl. Neb. 105; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 163; Mac., Fl. Can. II. 190; Coult., Fl. Colo. 407; Vas., Mon. 44. 

 North America: Man. to Kan., Colo., Neb., Iowa and 

 111. 



Minn, valley: N. E. and S. W. districts; dry, sandy 

 localities; local or rare. 



HERB.: Upham 3, Minneapolis; Upham 4, Minneapolis. 



