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Wire-grass (Sporobolus heterolepis). 
More or less abundant in dry meadows, on hillsides, and pong swales. It is not 
relished by stock while in bloom on account of a strong, disagreeable odor 
which it gives off. At other times, however, and partic Gert when it is cured, 
stock eat it readily. The yield of forage is large because of the abundance of 
root-leaves 5 In the Sioux Valley it forms an important element in the 
native forag 
Wood Meadow grass (Poa nemoralis). 
Abundant in dry woodlands and broken prairies, often affording a great deal of 
Yellow Poxtail (Chetochloa glauca). 
An introduced grass of weedy habit more or less common . the Northwest. 
ough a vile weed under most circumstances, like Green xtail, it may be 
used for forage to good advantage when it occurs in aficion abundance and 
better forage is scarce. It is often called ** Pigeon-grass" by farmer 
Yellow Sweet Clover ( Melilotus officinalis). 
This legume is perfectly hardy and gives an immense yield of forage. As with White 
Sweet Clover, stock will not eat it very well alone, because of a bitter substance 
which is present in considerable quantity. This plant grows luxuriantly in 
the Turtle Mountains. It is not very valuable for forage, but may be cut with 
other forage plants while tender and the mixed hay will be readily eaten by stock. 
he abundant growth of the sweet clovers is in correspondence with other obser- 
vations on the favorable adaptation of the soil and elimate to the luxuriant 
growth of many valuable leguminosa” (Brannon). 
Zizania aquatica. (See Indian Rice.) 
A CLASSIFIED LIST OF THE GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS 
COLLECTED OR OBSERVED IN THE DAKOTAS IN 1896. 
GRAMINEZ. z 
ANDROPOGONEJE. 
Andropogon hallii Hack. 
North Dakota: Rugby Junction (Brannon 101). 
South Dakota: Iron Springs in the Bad Lands (Williams). 
Dry soil of sand hills. 
Andropogon nutans 
North Dakota: metes orks (Brannon 41), O 
South Dakota: Aberdeen (Griffiths 103), bee (Griffiths 52), Brookings, Plank- 
inton (Wilcox 23), Chamberlain (Wallace 50). 
ry bottoms, rare except in the Sioux Valley. 
Andropogon provincialis Lam. 
North Dakota: Dickinson (Brannon 155), Minot, Bottineau, Devil's Lake, Jamestown, 
Grand Forks. 
South Dakota: eben Frankfort (Griffiths 59a, 59b), Aberdeen (Griffiths 135), 
Huron (Grifütbs 20), Pierre (Griffiths 38), Blunt, 5 Sioux Falls, 
White River (Walines 15), Aurora County (Wilcox 5 
Moist prairies, chiefly east of the Missonri. Mr. Gri suing bbs 59b has the leaves 
sheaths more or less hairy, and has been called var. villosus by various 
writers. 
