48 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 
So. Sts., 20; Canada, 3-4; E. Sts., 10; Rocky Mts., 5; Pl. 
Wheel., 6. 
Andropogon nutans Linn. Spec. 1045 (1753). 
A. avenaceus MicHx. FI. N. Am. IJ, 58 (1803). 
Sorghum nutans GRAY. Man. ed. I, 617 (1848). 
Chrysopogon nutans B. and H. Gen. Pl. ITT, 1135 (1883). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 638; Mac., Fl]. Can. II, 185; Webb., 
Fi. Neb. 105; Coult., Fl. Colo. 406; Chap., Fl. So. St. 583; Vas., Ag. Grasses 
U.S. 36; Upham, Fl. Minn. 173; Roth., Wheel. Exp. 296; Cov., Fl. Ark. 
234; Vas., Mon. 9. 
North America: Ont. to Man.; 8S. to N. Y., N. J. and 
Fla.; W. to Minn., Neb., Kan., Mo., Ark. and 8S. Colo. 
Minn. valley: Throughout; principally prairie dis- 
trict; dry and high places. 
HeErRB.: Sheldon 1595, Lake Benton; Taylor 1064, Alex- 
andria; Sheldon, 1289, Lake Benton; Sheldon 1652, Minneapolis; 
MacM. and Sheld. 17, Brainerd; Sandberg 606, Red Wing; Foote 
12, Worthington. 
Andropogon provincialis Lam. Enc. Meth. I, 376 (1783). 
A. villosus var. B. LAM. FI, Fr. III, 634 (1778). 
A. gerardi Virm. Summ. Pl. VI, 16 (1792). 
A. furcatus MUHL. Willd. Spec. IV, 919 (1805). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 637; Mac., Fl. Can. IT, 184; Britt., 
FL N. J. 284; Webb., Fl. Neb. 105; Coult., Fl. Colo. 405; Upham, Fl. Minn. 
173; Chap., Fl. So. St. 581; Vas., Ag. Grasses U.S. 35; Richt., Pl. Eur. I, 
23; Cov., Fl. Ark. 234; Vas., Mon. 12. 
Southern France. 
North America: Ont.; L. of Woods, Man.; S. to N. J. 
and Fla.; W. to Minn., Dak., Neb., Colo., Ark. and Tex. 
Minn. valley: Throughout; especially in prairie dis- 
trict; dry and high places. 
HERB.: Taylor 1028, Glenwood; Sheldon 1172, New 
Ulm; Taylor 1071, Alexandria; Sheldon 1130, Springfield; Shel- 
don 1338, Lake Benton; Sandberg 603, Goodhue Co.; Sandberg 
604, Red Wing; Foote 10, Worthington; Oestlund 349, Minne- 
apolis; 350, Minneapolis. 
Andropogon scoparius Micux. Fl. N. Am. I, 57 (1808). 
A, dissitiflorus Micux. Fl. N. Am. I, 57 (1803). 
A. purpfurascens WILLD. Spec. IV, 913 (1805). 
Pallinia scoparia SPRENG. Syst. IT, 832 (1825). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 637; Britt., Fl. N. J. 284: Mac., 
Fl. Can. II, 185; Webb., Fl. Neb. 105; Upham, Fl. Minn. 173; Coult., Fi. 
Colo. 405; Chap., Fl. So. St. 581; Vas., Ag. Grasses U.S. 35; Roth., Wheel. 
Exp. 296; Cov., Fl. Ark. 234; Vas., Mon. 10. 
North America: N. Br., Q., Ont. to Man. and Sas- 
