388 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 
LOLIUM L. Sp. Pl. 83. 1753. 
Six species temperate Europe, Western Asia, North Africa. 
Lolium perenne L. Sp. Pl. 1:83. 1753. PERENNIAL Ray Grass. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6,671. Chap. Fl.ed.3, 618. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:549. Scrib- 
ner, Grass. Tenn. 2: 121, ¢. 44, f. 174. 
Sparingly escaped in Canada and the eastern United States. 
ALaBaMA: Mobile and Cullman counties. May, June; perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab.in Europa ad agrorum versuras solo fertili.” 
Economic uses: Valuable for pasture and lawn. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Lolium temulentum L. Sp. Pl. 1:83. 1753. PoIson DARNEL. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6, 671. Chap. Fl. ed. 3,618. Wats. Bot. Calif. 2: 323. 
Europe, WESTERN Asia, NoRTH AFRICA. 
Introduced with grain and sparingly naturalized in Canada, British Columbia, 
Oregon, California, and Eastern United States. 
ALABAMA: Collected once in an oat field, Mobile County. The unawned form. 
July; annual. 
Type locality: ‘“‘Hab. in Europae agris inter Hordeum, Linum.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
HORDEUM L. Sp. Pl. 1:84. 1753. BaRury. 
Twelve species of cooler temperate regions,mostly of the Old World. 
Hordeum pusillum Nutt. Gen. 1:87. 1818. Dwakr BaRLrEy. 
Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:550. Scribner, Grass. Tenn, 2: 125, 4. 46, f. 181. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. ‘Tennessee and North Carolina to Florida, west 
to Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas. Reported from Vancouver Island. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Waste places, roadsides. May; not frequent. 
Type locality: ‘(On the arid and saline plains of the Missouri.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Hordeum murinum L. Sp. Pl. 1:85. 1753. 
AvaBbaMa: A fugitive from Europe on ballast heaps. Mobile, observed only once. 
Annual. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Europae locis ruderatis.” 
Herb. Geol. Sury. Herb. Mohr. 
ELYMUS L.Sp. Pl.1:83. 1753. Ly. Grass. 
About 30 species, widely distributed over the temperate regions. Northern Hemi- 
sphere. North America, 10 species. 
Elymus virginicus L. Sp. Pl.1:84. 1753. TERRELL GRAss. 
Elymus carolinianus Walt. Fl. Car. 82. 1788. 
Ell.Sk.1:180. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 673. Chap. Fl. 567. Coulter, Contr, Nat. Herb. 
2:550. Scribner, Grass. Tenn. 2:126, t. 46, f. 182. 
Canadian zone to Louisianian area. Nova Scotia, Ontario, New England, west to 
Minnesota, Nebraska, and south to Texas and Florida. 
ALaBAMA: Allover the State. Banksofstreams. Most frequent north of the Cen- 
tral Pine belt. Cullman County. Blount County, Blount Springs. Lee and Mobile 
counties. June; rare. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab.in \ irginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Blymus striatus Willd. Sp. P1.1:470, 1797. Witp Ryze. SLENDER LYME Grass, 
El. Sk. 1:180. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 673. Chap. Fl. 567. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 
2:550. Scribner, Grass. Tenn. 2: 127, t. 46, f. 184, 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Ontario and New England, west to Nebraska, 
and south to Florida and Texas. 
ALABAMA: Over the State. Open copses, borders of woods. Lee County, Auburn 
(Baker § arle, 594). Montgomery and Mobile counties. May to June; not common. 
Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘“‘ Hab. in America boreali.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Elymus striatus villosus (Muhl.) Gray, Man.6U . 1848. 
: Sorr-HAlry WILD RYE. 
Elymus villosus Mubl. Gram, 175, 1817. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6, 673. 
