104 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Schoenus mariscoides MUHL. Gram. 5 (1817). 

 Cladium mariscoides TORR. Gyp. 372 (1836). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 eel. 586; Uphain, Fl. Minn. 152; Britt., 

 Fl. N. J. 268; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 107; Chap., Suppl. 660. 



North America: N. S., N. Br., Q., Ont. to N. J., 

 Del., N. Car. and Fla.; W. to S. Minn. Iowa and Ark? 



Minn, valley: Reported from S. E. edge; bogs and 

 wet meadows; doubtful. 



RHYNCHOSPORA VAHL, Enum. II, 229 (1806). 



Haplostylis, Morisia, Mitrosnora, Diplochaeta, Cepha- 

 loschoenus, Echinoschoenus, Calyptrostylis, Ceratosclioenus,, 

 Haloschoenus, Nomochloa NEES, Linn. IX, 295, 296 (1835). 



Trichochaeta, Ptilosciadium, Calyptrolepis STEUD. Syn. 

 Glum. II, 151 seq. (1855). 



Sphaeroschoenus NEES, PI. Meyen. 97 (1835), 



Pterotheca PRESL, Symb. Bot. I, 55 (1832). 



Asteroschoenus, Ephippiorhynchium, Ptilochaeta, Nem- 

 ochloa NEES, Mart. Fl. Bras. II, 1, 134, seq. (1829). 



Spermodon, Zosterospermon BEAUV. Lestib. Ess. Fam. Cyp. 

 27, 28 (1819). 



Pleurostachys BRONGN. Dup. Voy. Coq. Bot. 172 (1829). 

 Benth. and Hook., Gen. PL III, 1058; Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 459; 

 Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 2, II, 116 (Pax). 



Living species: 150; tropical and subtropical regions; 

 extending to Canada. N. America, 50; S. Sts., 45; E. Sts., 14; 

 Canada, 4; Europe, 2; Russian Europe, 2; Russia, 2. 



Rhynchospora setacea (MUHL.). 



Schoenus setaceus MUHL. Gram. 6 (1817). 

 Rhynchospora capillacea TORR. Fl. N. Amer. I, 55 U824). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man., 6 ed. 585; Britt, Fl. N. J. 267; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 152; Mac , Fl. Can. II, 107. 



North America: N. Vt. and Ont. to N. J. and Penn. ; 

 W. to W. N. Y. and Minn. 



Minn, valley : S. central district; peat bogs and 

 marshes. 



HERB. : Leiberg 84, 85, Blue Earth Co. 



Rhynchospora alba (LiNN.) VAHL, Enum. II, 236(1806). 

 Schoenus albus LINN. Spec. 51 (1753). 

 Mariscus albus GILIB. Exerc. Phyt. II, 512 (1792). 

 Wats, and Coult, Gray's Man. 6 ed. 585; Britt., Fl. N. J. 267; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 152; Mac.,Fl. Can. II. 107,; Chap., Fl. S. St. 527; Richt., PI. Eur. 

 145; Led., Fl. Ross. IV. 259; Hook., Fl. Gt. Brit. 446; Nym., Fl. Eur.; 

 Herd., Fl. Eur. Russ. 138; Engl. Pax, Nat. Pflanz. II, 2, 116; Wats., Fl. 

 Calif. II, 213; Cov., Fl. Ark. 230; Rothr., Alask. 457. 



Northern and middle Eurppe; Siberia. 

 North America: Newt to Hudson Bay and Alaska; S. 

 to N. J. and Fla. ; W. to N. Ind. , Minn. , Ark. and Oregon. 



