76 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Minn, valley: Throughout; frequent; riverbanks and 

 lake shores. 



HERB. : Sheldon 1207, New Ulm; Sheldon 1089, Spring- 

 field ; Bollard 484, Prior's Lake, Scott Co.; Sandberg 578, 

 Goodhue Co. 



EATONIA RAF. Journ. Phys. LXXXIX. 104 (1819). 

 Keboulea KUNTH, Rev. Gram. 341 (1835). 

 Colobanthus TRIN. Mem. Acad. Petr. 6, II, 66 (1845). 

 Benth. and Hook., Gen. PL III. 1184; Engler and Prantl, Nat. 

 Pflanz. 2, II, 70(Hackel ; Durand, Ind.Gen. Phan. 476. 



Living species: 3; N. America. E. Sts., 3; Canada, 2; 

 Rocky mts., 1; California, 1; S. Sts., 3; PI. Wheel., 1; PI. 

 King., 1. 



Eatonia obtusata (Micnx.) GRAY, Man. ed. V. 626 (1868). 

 Aira obtusata MICHX. Fl. ET. Am. I, 62 (1803). 

 A. truncate MUHL. Gram. 83(1817). 

 flteboulea gracilis KUNTH, Enum. (1833). 

 Koeleria truncata TORR. Fl. N. Y. II, 469 (1843). 

 Reboulea obtusata GRAY, Man. ed. I, 591 (1848). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 659 : Britt., Fl. N. J. 293 ; Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 102 ; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 218, 394 ; Coult., Fl. Colo. 419 ; Wats. Fl. 

 Calif. II, 302; Chap., Fl. So. St. 560; Upham, Fl. Minn. 166; Engl., Hackel, 

 Nat. Pflanz. II, 2, 70; Wats., King Exp. 383; Roth., Wheel. Exp. 289; Cov., 

 Fl. Ark. 236. 



North America: N. Penn. and N. J. to Fla.; W. to 

 Lake Huron, Minn., Saskatchewan, Oregon and Arizona. S. to 

 Ark. and N. ]$lex. . 



Minn, valley: Forest district and S. W. ; dry soil and 

 openings in forest. 



HERB. : Sheldon 867, Sleepy Eye; Leiberg 96, Rock Co. 



Eatonia pennsylvanica (DC.) GRAY, Man. ed. V, 626 (1868). 

 Koeleria (?) pennsylvanica DC. Cat. Monsp. (1813). 

 Aira mollis MUHL. Gram. 81 (1817). 

 A. triflora ELL. Sk. I, 154 (1821). 

 fEeboulea gracilis KUNTH, Enum. (1833). 

 R. pennsylvanica GRAY, Man. ed. I, 591 (1848). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 660; Britt., Fl. N. J. 293; Mac., Fl. 

 Can. II, 218; Webb., Fl. Neb. 102; Upham, Fl. Minn. 166; Chap., Fl. So. 

 St. 560; Engl., Hackel, Nat. Pflanz. II, 2, 70; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 2, 394; 

 Cov., Fl. Ark. 236. 



North America: N. Br. to Carolinas; W. to Man., 

 Hudson Bay, Brit Col. and Rocky mts.; S. to Neb., Nev., Ark. 

 and Tenn. 



Minn, valley : Forest district and S. W. ; meadows 

 and open, damp woodland. 



