FKSTICK.K. 6(>7 



0.7-1.2 mm. dium. Punicle tliiii, o|h'|i. 0-1*2-18 cm. long, rays 

 Hingle, l)i'iiit(hiii;{, '.'.T) em. loii);, hcariii;; a few Hpikdcts. >S|)iki>- 

 lotH lanceolate, 'j-IJ-U-llowerotI, about 7 mm. Ion;:, joint of raeliilla 

 1..') mm. loii;;. jointed near the middle; .second ;.'lume lane(>-lineai-. 

 :(-nerved, '.\Ji mm. lon^^; lloral glume r.itlier tliin, oval-latieeolate. 

 5 mm. long, hearing an awn twice its length: palea longer than 

 its glume. 



\'an(!ouver Island. Mdcoitu in 1SH7. 



\'ar. pubescens Vasey ined. 



Iioosoly tufted, 50-SO cm. Iiigli. Sheaths of sterile shooti' 

 mostly torn into strips, blades en-et, •,N>-40 cm. long, in section 

 triangular, 7-I> mm. diam.. those of the culm tlat or condu plicate, 

 '.' mm. wide, 7-l>-nerved. Panicle 10-1,'» cm. long, interrupted, 

 more or less pubesiiont throughout: lower rays in jiairs, .')-S cm. 

 long, rather densely flowered on the u|tj)er two-third>. Spikelets 

 linear-lancoolatc, 11-1:5 nun. long, .')-.S-tl<»wered. more or less 

 tinged with violet, second glume oblong, abruptly acute, .'{-nerved 

 to near the apex; floral glume oval, acute, 6 mm. long, the awn 

 2-5 mm. long; palea linear, acute, subeutire, longer than its 

 glume. Anthers over 3 mm. long. 



Oregon, ffoivell for U. S. Dept. Agricul. 



Var. littoralis Vasey ined. 



Glaucous and .smooth; culms lO-l.'i cm. high from creeping 

 rootstocks. Blades obtuse, involute, grooved, 5-ribbed. oval to tri- 

 angular, about 0.7 mm. diam. Panicle dense, scarcely exserted, 

 secund, 3-5 cm. long, 6-8 mm. diam. Spikelets oval to linear- 

 lanceolate, 5-flowered, 7-8 mm. long: second ghune ovate-lanceo- 

 late, 3-nerved; floral glume oval, acute, 5 nun. long, awn 1-2 

 mm. long; palea as long as its glume. Anthers 2.7 mm. long. 



Oregon (on sand-dunes by the sea), Ifonrlf in 1882. 



Var. genuina Hack. Monog. Fest. Eu. 132 (1882). 



Loosely ctvspitose, creeping more <>r less. ."JO-.'iO cm. liigli. 

 Hlaues of sterile shoots obtuse, setaceous, obtusely hexagonal. 0-7- 

 nerved, O.G-0.7 diam., those of the culm flat, pubescent above; 

 sheaths glal)rous. Panicle secund. 3-T cm. long, rather dense. 

 Spikelets oblong-lanceolate, T-8 nun. long; second glume lanceo- 



