576 i'(».\(i:.K. 



A (locuiiil)cnt or erect pcreniiiiil. :\0-^A) cm. hi^li, witli cree])iii^ 

 rootsto«'ks. lUtitlea of sterile slioots j-S ein. long, ;.'-3 iiiiii. wide; 

 ligiile ;U4 nun. loii<;; blatlcs uf ciilni smooth, lusnully :>, Miostiv in- 

 volute. Piiniele erect, S-lt! em. Ion;;, rays mostly in twos to 

 seven.s. erecit or tlie lower ont-s s])rea(liti<;, the longest (J mm. lon^r, 

 flower-hearing ahove the middle. Spikelets ohlong or linear, iniiied 

 to one side of the rays, 2-4-H-llower('d. joint of rachilla ].',) mm. 

 long; empty glumes scarious, rounded on fho hack, firtit l-iicrved, 

 l..')-;J mm. long, second :>-.")-nerved, 'l-'.i.i) mm. long; lloral glume 

 '■2.T-4 mm. Ktng, slightly puhcscent helow, tinged with |tur|»le. oval, 

 obtuse, or suluieute; jtaleii hut little shorter. 



Much like J. ilisUuis, which si^c. I have followed Kuropean 

 authors in keeping them distinct, though perha]»s they should 

 be united. 



Oregon, IIoii'vll; California, Lcniiiinn. 



S. A. Fendleriana (Steud.). Hragrnstis f^tmlhritnia Steud. 

 Syn. IM. fJram. I : •»T.S (IBoo). A. CaJifornini Munro. A, (Jray, 

 I'roe. Aeud. Sei. Pliila. WM) (iSOt.'). /'w amfiiiu Nutt. S. Wats, 

 in l?ot. Kings Exp. 3SH (ls;i). /W L\i/(un S. Wats. Hot. 

 King's Exp. ;3S0 (ISTl). Pon orifla Vasey, Contrib. U. S. Xat. 

 Herb. 1 : t»70 (1S!>;5). /W huiila Vasey, Contrib. V. S. Nut. Herb. 

 1:".':4 (181»:J). 



.V strict scubrid densely tufted ])ali'-green perennial, 30-50-70 

 cm high, usually dicpeious, from short rootstoeks. l?lades of sterile 

 shoots flat or eondui»licate, <I-10 cm. long, 2 mm. wide: leaves of 

 culm 2-3 in number, upper ligide 3-5 mm. long; blades condu|)li- 

 cate. 1-4-10 cm. long or reduced to a mucro. Panicle spikelike, 

 lanceolate or slightly s})reading, 5-10-15 cm. long, rays in twos 

 or threes, the longest 3-0 cm, long, llower-bcaring on the upper 

 half. Spikelets ovate-lanceolate, flattish, jiale green, often tinged 

 with purple. :}-7-llowered, joint of rachilla 0.0-0.7 mm. long: 

 emiity glumes subequal, compressed, oval, acute, irregularly toothed 

 or obtuse, first l-.3-nerved, 3-4-5 mm. long, second 5-5.5 mm. 

 long; floral glume oblong, 4-5 mm. long, often denticulate at the 

 apex, scabrous, u few short hairs at the base; palea lanceolate. 



