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HOLCUS L. 



Holcus lanatus L. (woolly). 

 Velvet Grass. 



Occasional to frequent. Moist fields and roadsides. June 

 — July. Naturalized from Europe. 



SPHENOPHOLIS Scribn. 

 Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. (blunt). 

 Eatonia obtusata Gray. 



Rare or local. Borders of salt marshes: New Haven (R. 

 W. Woodward), Fairfield (Eames). June — early July. 



The var. pubescens (Scribn. & Merr.) Scribn. (downy) 

 occurs at Stratford and Fairfield (Eames). 



Sphenopholis nitida (Spreng.) Scribn. (shining). 

 Eatonia nitida Nash. 

 Eatonia Dudleyi Vasey. 



Dry, usually rocky woods. Generally frequent, but re- 

 ported rare in the central part of the state. May — June. 



Sphenopholis pallens (Spreng.) Scribn. (pale). 

 Eatonia pennsylvanica Gray. 



Moist or dry woods and in open, wet meadows. Occasional 

 along the coast, becoming frequent northward. June — early 



July. 



The var. major (Torr.) Scribn. (larger), Eatonia penn- 

 sylvanica Gray, var. major Torr., occurs at Southington and 

 Salisbury (Bissell). 



Sphenopholis palustris (Michx.) Scribn. (of marshes). 

 Trisetum palustre Trin. 

 Trisetum pennsylvanicum Britton & Brown's 111. Flora. 



Rare or occasional. Wet meadows and open swamps. 

 June. 



TRISETUM Pers. 

 Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter (spiked). 

 Trisetum subspicatum Beauv. 

 Trisetum subspicatum Beauv., var. molle Gray. 



Rare. Limestone ledges: Salisbury (J. R. Churchill). 

 May — June. 



