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the axis densely pubescent and also villous with numerous hairs about 1 mm. long; 

 branches very short, bearing several (mostly 5 or 6) spikelets, the rachis pubescent; 

 bristles 1 to 3 below each spikelet, mostly 3 to 4 times as long as the spikelet, antrorsely 

 scabrous, greenish or rarely purplish; spikelets 2 to 2.5 mm. long, elliptic, not much 

 turgid on the convex side; first glume one-third to one-fourth" as long as the spikelet, 

 3-nerved ; second glume and sterile lemma about as long as the spikelet or the former 

 a little shorter, 5-nerved, the sterile palea not fully developed; fertile lemma finely 

 transversely wrinkled or ridged. 



Commonly known as green foxtail. In abnormal specimens the panicle may be 

 forked or variously branched. 



DISTRIBUTION. 



A weed in cultivated soil and waste ground, common throughout the cooler parts 

 of the United States; rare in Mexico; introduced from Europe; widely distributed in 

 Asia and northern Africa. 

 Newfoundland: Waghorne in 1892. 



New Brunswick: Shediac Cape, Hubbard 761, 762. Campbellton, Fowler in 1905. 

 Quebec: Montreal, Mohr in 1882. Riviere du Loup Falls, Eggleslon 3145. Cap-a- 



L'Aigle, Eggleslon 2996. 

 Ontario: Hen Island, Moms 79. Ottawa, Rolland 56; Fletcher in 1891. Toronto, 



Biltmore Herb. 3453a. Kingston, Fowler in 1895. 

 British Columbia: Lillooet, Macoun 91571. Sicamous, Macoun 8. 

 Maine: Bangor, Knight 21, 23. Augusta, Scribner in 1869. Boundary Lake, Eggleston 



& Fernald in 1902. 

 New Hampshire: Peterboro, Robinson 236. Shelburne, Deane in 1915. 

 Vermont: Manchester, Day 207. Rutland, Kirk 1015. 

 Massachusetts: Medford, Boott in 1866. Marthas Vineyard, Harrison in 1888. 



Melrose, Morong in 1876. 

 Connecticut: South Glastonbury, Wilson 1264. 

 New York: Oxford, Coville in 1884. North Hannibal, Pearce in 1883. Union 



Springs, Dudley 37. 

 New Jersey: Weehawken, Kearney in 1894. 

 Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, Small in 1888; Hitchcock in 1903. Lancaster, Heller 



4817. Easton, Porter in 1887. Philadelphia, Scribner in 1878. Binkleys Ridge, 



Heller 4823. 

 Ohio: Kipton, Ricksecker in 1894. Columbus, Kellerman 6836. 

 Indiana: Lafayette, Dorner 72. Lake Gage, Deam in 1903. 

 Illinois: Naperville, Umbach in 1895. Glasford, Wilcox 162. Wady Petra, V. H. 



Chase 74. Chicago, Chase 1611. East Mount Carmel, Schneck in 1904. Urbana, 



Gates 1962. 

 Michigan: Keweenaw County, Farwell 629. Marquette County, Barlow in 1901. 

 Wisc onsin: Oshkosh, Random in 1896. Ne wbold. Chen ev 1701. 

 Minnesota: ! Camp Douglas, Megrns 63V Fort Snelling, Mearns 62. Root River 



Valley, Mearns 64. Duluth, Hitchcock 5089. 

 North Dakota: Leeds, Lunell in 1904 and 1909. Fargo, Wright 934. 

 South Dakota: Jamesville, Bruce 12. Bellefourche, Griffiths 365. Minnekahta, 



Rydberg 1102. Redfield, Griffiths 208. Hot Springs, Hitchcock 11167. Aber- 

 deen, Griffiths 123. Brookings, Griffiths in 1892. 

 Iowa: Ames, Pammel, Amer. Weeds 16. Des Moines, Ball 28. Manchester, Ball 



1007. Clinton, Ball 267, 268. Battle Creek, Preston 956. Fayette Countv, Fink 



273. Iowa City, Somes 3637. 

 Nebraska: Kearney, Holms in 1889. Forest Station, Hitchcock 11032, 11033. 



Mullen, Rydberg 1568. Central City, Rydberg 2009; Shear 262. Wiegand, 



Clements 2684. 



