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On marine coasts of Europe, from English Channel along west coasi 

 to Mediterranean and CasjDian Sea. 



L. repens E. Br. 



Perennial, creeping grass, with branching stems; leaves spreading, 

 glaucous, glabrous. 



Drifting sand on some islands of the tropical coast of Queensland 

 and in Southern Pacific. 



Paspalum distich iiiii L. 



Stems creeping and rooting, ascending to 4 dm., covered with leaf- 

 sheaths; leaves linear-lanceolate, flat, glabrous. 



Widely dispersed in tropical countries, usually on heavy soil, but oc- 

 casionally on coastal sands. Also in Australia, from Queensland along 

 the southern coast to West Australia, in Xew Zealand, and in Xorth 

 America from Southern California to Florida. 



Phleum arenarium L. 

 Annual, erect, 5 — 20 cm. high; leaves short. 

 Coastal sands of Europe, from Mediterranean to the Baltic. 



Poa coinpressa L. 



Perennial, with creeping rootstock; stems erect, 10 — 30 cm. high, 

 flattened at base; leaves short, with flattened sheaths. 



Widely dispersed in Europe, ISTorthem Asia, and North America ex- 

 cept the arctic region. Frecjuently on coastal sands, but not confined 

 to these. 



P. Douglasii Nees. 

 Perennial grass, with slender, widely creeping rootstock; stems 

 tufted, 20 cm. high. 



Peculiar to the coastal driftsands of California. 



Polypogon litomlis Smith. 



Perennial, procumbent, tufted, 3 — 6 dm. high, leaves short, narrow, 

 scabrous on both sides. 



Salt marshes and dune lagoons on sea coasts of Western Europe, 

 Mediterranean, Xorth and S'outh America. 



P. monspeliensi^ Desf. 

 Annual, procumbent and geniculate at base, 3 — 5 dm. high; leaves 

 flat, broad, somewhat scabrous: sheaths smooth. 



