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ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA- 



NO. 14.1 



By J. M. Black. 



[Read October 10, 1918.] 

 Plates XV. to XVIII. 



Many of the specimens dealt with in this paper were 

 collected daring an excursion along the Great Northern Rail- 

 way as far as Marree (Hergott) in October, 1917, and also> 

 at Yunta, on the Broken Hill line. 



Species believed to be new to science, in the genera 

 Frankenia, Muehlenbeckia, Atrlplex, Acacia, and Miuuria r 

 are described and figured. 



The following Australian species are recorded for the 

 first time for this State: — Solarium Oldfieldii, Eucalyptus 

 vitelluia, Stipa eremophila, Vittadinia scabra, Pimelea 

 ammocharis. 



Alien species are distinguished in the body of the text by 

 an asterisk. Those recorded here for the first time are: — 

 M ese in h rya nth emu m a u g ula t u m , S u f h erla n dia fr u tescen s . 



New records for Professor Tate's districts are enclosed in 

 brackets after the name of the locality. 



JUNCAGINACEAE. 



Triglochin calcitrdpa, Hook. (T. centrocarpa, Hook., var_ 

 calcitrapa, Benth.). Mount Gunson (Mrs. Beck with). 



Gramineae. 



Panicum prolutum, F. v. M. Railway reservoir, Hawker 

 (Dist. S). Panicle 12-20 cm. long, lowest branches scat- 

 tered, central ones verticillate or opposite; spikelets becoming" 

 purple. 



Stipa eremophila, Reader. Largs Bay; Brighton; 

 Marino; Murray Bridge; Keith; Orroroo ; Yunta; Hawker; 

 Murat Bay; Nullarbor Plain. It will be seen that this 

 grass, here recorded for the first time for South Australia,. 

 is widely distributed in our State. The type came from 

 Lowan, Western Victoria. Near S. flavescens, Labill., it is 

 distinguished by its short ciliate ligule, longer outer glumes 

 (the lower one 15-20 mm. long and 3 -nerved, and the upoer 

 one 12-14 long and 5-nerved), and larger flowering glume 



